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About Surjapur Village

Surjapur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 461 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.45 hectares hectares.

Surjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surjapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 56.45 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 461
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surjapur compares

By the 2011 count Surjapur is the 189th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,502 residents. Its 56.45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Surjapur

Surjapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surjapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surjapur from other places

Surjapur lies about 51 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 2.2 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 Surjapur
Nearest railway station Talakhajuri 2.2 km
Nearest town Jais 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 30 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 51 km

Villages closest to Surjapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 Surjapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Surjapur village had a population of 866. That makes it the 189th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,502 residents.

Surjapur village has 461 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surjapur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Surjapur covers 56.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Surjapur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surjapur is Talakhajuri, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Surjapur is about 51 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surjapur is in Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Talakhajuri is about 2.2 km away. Jais is about 21 km away. Lalganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nau Gawn (3.0 km), Saidapur (4.2 km) and Rani Khera (4.6 km).

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

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