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About Sundargachhi Village

Sundargachhi is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 77 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundargachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundargachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 77
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sundargachhi compares

By the 2011 count Sundargachhi is the 181st largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sundargachhi

Sundargachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sundargachhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sundargachhi from other places

Sundargachhi lies about 96 km from Katihar. 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 Sundargachhi
Nearest town Jogbani 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 96 km

Villages closest to Sundargachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 Sundargachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundargachhi village had a population of 145. That makes it the 181st largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Sundargachhi village has 77 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundargachhi has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sundargachhi is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundargachhi covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sundargachhi falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Sundargachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sundargachhi.

Sundargachhi is about 96 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundargachhi is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Jogbani is about 13 km away. Kadwa is about 26 km away. Katihar is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhag Pokhar (2.6 km), Alhanda (3.1 km) and Mohiuddinpur (5.0 km).

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

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