Surja

Surja
Village
Surja
Surja

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°07′34″N 75°44′10″E / 31.1261594°N 75.7361085°E / 31.1261594; 75.7361085Coordinates: 31°07′34″N 75°44′10″E / 31.1261594°N 75.7361085°E / 31.1261594; 75.7361085
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Government
  Type Panchayat raj
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 690[1]
  Sex ratio 536/354 /
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144409
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Surja is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.8 km (2 miles) from Goraya, 16.9 km from Phillaur, 36.9 km (22.9 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 136 km (85 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch, as an elected representative of the village.[2]

Transport

Goraya railway station is the nearest train station. However, Phagwara Junction train station is 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) away from the village. The village is 44.2 km (27.5 mi) from the domestic airport in Ludhiana, and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh. Also, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second-nearest airport, which is 131 km (81 mi) away in Amritsar.

References

  1. "Surja Population per Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. "About the village". villageinfo.in.
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