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About Surjyapur Village

Surjyapur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 354 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surjyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surjyapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 77.74 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 354
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Surjyapur compares

By the 2011 count Surjyapur is the 118th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 77.74 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Surjyapur

Surjyapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Surjyapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Surjyapur from other places

Surjyapur lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 3.2 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 Surjyapur
Nearest railway station Morgram 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 10 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Surjyapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surjyapur village had a population of 688. That makes it the 118th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Surjyapur village has 354 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surjyapur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Surjyapur is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surjyapur covers 77.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surjyapur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Surjyapur is Morgram, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Surjyapur.

Surjyapur is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surjyapur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Morgram is about 3.2 km away. Sagardighi is about 10 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senpara (1.6 km), Dakshin Dangapara (1.7 km) and Dangapara (1.7 km).

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

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