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About Suraj Village

Suraj is a large village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,223 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.08 hectares hectares.

Suraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 195.08 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,223
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suraj compares

By the 2011 count Suraj is the 66th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 195.08 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Suraj

The census records public bus service for Suraj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suraj from other places

Suraj lies about 12 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Vrindavan, about 8.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Suraj
Nearest town Rāya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vrindavan 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 11 km
District headquarters Mathura 12 km

Villages closest to Suraj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Suraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraj village had a population of 2,285. That makes it the 66th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Suraj village has 1,223 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraj has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Suraj covers 195.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suraj falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suraj is Vrindavan, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suraj.

Suraj is about 12 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraj is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about under 2 km away. Vrindavan is about 8.7 km away. Mat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonga (under 2 km), Thana Amarsingh (1.8 km) and Saur (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Suraj today is likely to be higher.

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