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About Sundar Village

Sundar is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,121, made up of 1,061 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Sundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 2,121
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sundar compares

By the 2011 count Sundar is the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sundar

Sundar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sundar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sundar from other places

Sundar lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 2.3 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 Sundar
Nearest railway station Alehpur Halt 2.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 22 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Sundar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundar village had a population of 2,121. That makes it the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Sundar village has 1,061 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundar has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Sundar covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sundar falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sundar is Alehpur Halt, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sundar is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundar is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Alehpur Halt is about 2.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Mashrakh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur Jan (under 2 km), Chand Kudaria (1.7 km) and Karan Kudaria (2.4 km).

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

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