Surak, Bhulath Explained

Surak
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.5099°N 75.4968°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:549
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 280/269/
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144401
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Iso Code:IN-PB
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Surak is a village in Bhulath Tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Bhulath, away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011,Surak has 123 houses with the total population of 549 persons of which 280 are male and 269 females. Literacy rate of Surak is 78.40%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 63 which is 11.48% of the total population. Child sex ratio is approximately 853, higher than the state average of 846.[1]

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 123 - -
Population 549 280 269
Child (0-6) 63 34 29
Schedule Caste 143 80 63
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.40 % 83.74 % 72.92 %
Total Workers 132 123 9
Main Worker 131 0 0
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

As per census 2011, 132 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Surak which includes 123 males and 9 females. According to census survey report 2011, 99.24% workers (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) describe their work as main work and 0.76% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 26.05% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

List of cities near the village

Air travel connectivity

The closest International airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surak. 3 August 2016.