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About Surigda Village

Surigda is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 192 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surigda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surigda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 100.2 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 192
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surigda compares

By the 2011 count Surigda is the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 100.2 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Surigda

Surigda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surigda as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Sonadungri, Sorishabahal, Sugnibasa and Sukurhutu. 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 Surigda

As per the Census of India 2011, Surigda village had a population of 393. That makes it the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Surigda village has 192 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surigda has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Surigda is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surigda covers 100.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surigda falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Surigda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surigda.

Surigda is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Surigda today is likely to be higher.

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