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About Sundarpur Village

Sundarpur is a large village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,895, made up of 2,566 males and 2,329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Sundarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 4,895
Male Population 2,566
Female Population 2,329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sundarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sundarpur is the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Sundarpur

Sundarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sundarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sundarpur from other places

Sundarpur lies about 46 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Pirpainti, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sundarpur
Nearest railway station Pirpainti under 2 km
Nearest town Colgong 19 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 46 km

Villages closest to Sundarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sundarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundarpur village had a population of 4,895. That makes it the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Sundarpur village has 2,566 males and 2,329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundarpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Sundarpur covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sundarpur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sundarpur is Pirpainti, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sundarpur.

Sundarpur is about 46 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundarpur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Pirpainti is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 19 km away. Bhagalpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moheshram (under 2 km), Siarmari (under 2 km) and Duldulia (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sundarpur today is likely to be higher.

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