Surapur Thehਸੁਰਾਪੁਰ ਠੇਹ

Where is Surapur Theh?

Surapur Theh is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and is served by the Herian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032239, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 71 people in Surapur Theh: 39 men and 32 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 62 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 821 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.08 per cent and women at 65.52 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Surapur Theh's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 19 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Surapur Theh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Banga, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lal Mazara, Herian, Raipur Daba and Bajjon.

What is the population of Surapur Theh?

The population of Surapur Theh was 71 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Surapur Theh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Surapur Theh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.