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About Sundarpur Village

Sundarpur is a large village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,348 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Sundarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 2,507
Male Population 1,348
Female Population 1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

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 10+ km distance. 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 13 km from Munger. 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
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 6.4 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 12 km
District headquarters Munger 13 km

Villages closest to Sundarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 2,507. That makes it the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Sundarpur village has 1,348 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundarpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Sundarpur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sundarpur falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The census record for Sundarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Sundarpur is about 13 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundarpur is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 6.4 km away. Jamālpur is about 12 km away. Munger is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemzapur (under 2 km), Lagma (under 2 km) and Baha Chauki (1.6 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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