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About Suryanagar Village

Suryanagar is one of the larger villages in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,554, made up of 2,737 males and 2,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743374, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suryanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suryanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kakdwip
Pincode 743374
Area (hectares) 473.08 hectares
Population 5,554
Male Population 2,737
Female Population 2,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Suryanagar compares

By the 2011 count Suryanagar is the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 473.08 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Suryanagar

Suryanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suryanagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suryanagar from other places

Suryanagar lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nishchintapur, about 2.4 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 Suryanagar
Nearest railway station Nishchintapur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 11 km
Nearest town Haldia 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Suryanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suryanagar village had a population of 5,554. That makes it the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Suryanagar village has 2,737 males and 2,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suryanagar has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Suryanagar is 743374. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suryanagar covers 473.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suryanagar falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Suryanagar is Nishchintapur, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Suryanagar.

Suryanagar is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suryanagar is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Nishchintapur is about 2.4 km away. Kakdwip is about 11 km away. Haldia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitarampur (under 2 km), Uttar Chandranagar (2.0 km) and Ramtanunagar (2.2 km).

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

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