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About Sunderpur Village

Sunderpur is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 354 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Sunderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunderpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 354
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sunderpur is the 82nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Sunderpur

Sunderpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunderpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sunderpur from other places

Sunderpur lies about 31 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Dharhara, about 6.6 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 Sunderpur
Nearest railway station Dharhara 6.6 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 15 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 31 km

Villages closest to Sunderpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunderpur village had a population of 677. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Sunderpur village has 354 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunderpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Sunderpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunderpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sunderpur is Dharhara, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sunderpur.

Sunderpur is about 31 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunderpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Dharhara is about 6.6 km away. Jamālpur is about 12 km away. Surajgarha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Salarpur (2.6 km) and Nanakpur Doghra (3.4 km).

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

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