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About Suratpur Village

Suratpur is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 592 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suratpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suratpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 318.36 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 592
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Suratpur compares

By the 2011 count Suratpur is the 72nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 318.36 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Suratpur

Suratpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suratpur 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 Sirsa, Sitarampur, Sona Diha and Srimanta Bar. 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 Suratpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Suratpur village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Suratpur village has 592 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suratpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Suratpur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suratpur covers 318.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suratpur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Suratpur 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 Suratpur.

Suratpur is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Suratpur today is likely to be higher.

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