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About Suraipur Village

Suraipur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 220 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 44.4 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 220
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Suraipur compares

By the 2011 count Suraipur is the 151st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 44.4 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Suraipur

Suraipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suraipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Suraipur from other places

Suraipur lies about 3.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 Suraipur
District headquarters Birbhum 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 33 km

Villages closest to Suraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraipur village had a population of 438. That makes it the 151st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Suraipur village has 220 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraipur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Suraipur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraipur covers 44.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suraipur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Suraipur is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suraipur.

Suraipur is about 3.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraipur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Birbhum is about 3.4 km away. Swadinpur is about 4.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahispur (under 2 km), Mallikpur (2.9 km) and Dahira (4.7 km).

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

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