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About Sundarpur Village

Sundarpur is a large village in Sursand tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,150, made up of 1,156 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.8 hectares hectares.

Sundarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Sursand
Area (hectares) 132.8 hectares
Population 2,150
Male Population 1,156
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sundarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sundarpur is the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,027 residents. Its 132.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sundarpur from other places

Sundarpur lies about 51 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 14 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 Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 14 km
Nearest town Jainagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sursand 35 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 51 km

Villages closest to Sundarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sursand 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 2,150. That makes it the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,027 residents.

Sundarpur village has 1,156 males and 994 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, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Sundarpur covers 132.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sundarpur falls under Sursand tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sundarpur is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sundarpur is about 51 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundarpur is in Sursand tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 14 km away. Sursand is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpatti (1.8 km), Kuari (6.5 km) and Raghunipatti (8.8 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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