The western portion of the district is basically an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

In the east, the flood plains of the major rivers, such as the Ajay, Bakreshwar, Mayurakshi and Brahmani, have soft alluvial soil.

Although coal is found in the district and Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 2,010 MW, the economic condition of Birbhum is dominated by agriculture.

[2] In Birbhum district, 19,968 hectares of vested agricultural land has been distributed amongst 161,515 beneficiaries, till 2011.

[3] Culturally rich Birbhum, with such traditional landmarks as Jaydev Kenduli and Chandidas Nanoor, is home to Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan, having close association with two Nobel laureates – Rabindranath Tagore and Amartya Sen.[4] Karidhya, a constituent panchayat of Suri I block, is located at 23°54′39″N 87°29′38″E / 23.9107°N 87.4939°E / 23.9107; 87.4939.

Suri I CD Block is part of the Suri-Bolpur Plain, one of the four sub-micro physiographic regions of Birbhum district.

[9] Gram panchayats of Suri I block/panchayat samiti are: Alunda, Bhurkuna, Karidhya, Khatanga, Mallikpur, Nagari and Tilpara.

[10] As per the 2011 Census of India, Suri I CD Block had a total population of 111,377, of which 96,141 were rural and 15,236 were urban.

[11] Large village (with 4,000+ population) in Suri I CD Block is (2011 census figure in brackets): Banshjor (4,568).

[11] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

In three CD Blocks – Rajnagar, Suri I and Labhpur – the proportion of BPL families was less than 30%.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teacher s, entertainment artistes and so on.

[20] There are 104 inhabited villages in Suri I CD Block, as per District Census Handbook, Birbhum, 2011.

88 villages (84.62%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

Other crops grown in Birbhum are gram, masuri, peas, wheat, linseed, khesari, til, sugarcane and occasionally cotton.

Other rivers such as Ajoy, Brahmani, Kuskurni, Dwaraka, Hingla and Kopai are also helpful for irrigation in the district.

[23][24] In 2013–14, there were 23 fertiliser depots, 10 seed stores and 46 fair price shops in Suri I CD block.

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station is the only large-scale industry in the district and employs about 5,000 people.

According to the District Human Development Report, "more people are now engaged in non-agricultural activities, such as fishing, retail sales, vegetable vending, selling milk, and so on.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

Suri municipal area has 2 general degree colleges (outside the CD block).

[34] In 2014, Suri I CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 2 primary health centres and 1 private nursing home with total 80 beds and 3 doctors (excluding private bodies).