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About Surahar Village

Surahar is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 371 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.66 hectares hectares.

Surahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Area (hectares) 140.66 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 371
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surahar compares

By the 2011 count Surahar is the 68th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 140.66 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Surahar

Surahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surahar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sobhanpur, Sonahan, Sridharpur and Srikol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Surahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Surahar village had a population of 731. That makes it the 68th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Surahar village has 371 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surahar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Surahar covers 140.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surahar falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Surahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Surahar.

Surahar is in Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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