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About Surulia Village

Surulia is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 190 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 50.18 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 190
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surulia compares

By the 2011 count Surulia is the 131st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 50.18 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Surulia

Surulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surulia 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surulia from other places

Surulia lies about 62 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bolpur Shantiniketan, about 3.6 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 Surulia
Nearest town Bolpur 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Bolpur Shantiniketan 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 22 km
District headquarters Birbhum 62 km

Villages closest to Surulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surulia village had a population of 350. That makes it the 131st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Surulia village has 190 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surulia has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Surulia is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surulia covers 50.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surulia falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Surulia is Bolpur Shantiniketan, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Surulia.

Surulia is about 62 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surulia is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Bolpur is about 3.3 km away. Bolpur Shantiniketan is about 3.6 km away. Labpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Mahula (7.3 km), Purbba Mahula (7.3 km) and Sultanpur (9.2 km).

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

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