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About Shurya Village

Shurya is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 69 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shurya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shurya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 94.9 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 69
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
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 Shurya compares

By the 2011 count Shurya is the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 94.9 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shurya

Shurya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shurya 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 Sangar Batitaki, Sangram Chak, Santai and Saugere. 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 Shurya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shurya village had a population of 150. That makes it the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Shurya village has 69 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shurya has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shurya is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shurya covers 94.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shurya falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shurya 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 Shurya.

Shurya is in Pingla 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 Shurya today is likely to be higher.

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