# Surul, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Birbhum, West Bengal 

# Surul

Surul is a town in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **12,160 people** in 2,962 households. Literacy was 79.5%.

- 12,160people (2011)
- 2,962households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Population of Surul

■ Surul · ■ Birbhum urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**934

Working population ****42.4%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Surul

Of every 100 households in Surul in 2011, 74 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Surul · ■ Birbhum urban average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**37%

Tap water ****66%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**32%

Use banking services ****72%**

**61%

Television ****60%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Surul work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,765 (73%) · **■** Household industry 149 (3%) · **■** Farming 476 (9%) · **■** Marginal 760 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surul?12,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surul in?Birbhum district, West Bengal