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About Sunsuniya Village

Sunsuniya is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 409 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunsuniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunsuniya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 497339
Area (hectares) 396.63 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 409
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunsuniya compares

By the 2011 count Sunsuniya is the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 396.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sunsuniya

Sunsuniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunsuniya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sunsuniya from other places

Sunsuniya lies about 99 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 36 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 Sunsuniya
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 30 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 30 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 36 km
District headquarters Raipur 99 km

Villages closest to Sunsuniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Sunsuniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunsuniya village had a population of 874. That makes it the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Sunsuniya village has 409 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunsuniya has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sunsuniya is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunsuniya covers 396.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunsuniya falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sunsuniya is Kapan, about 36 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sunsuniya.

Sunsuniya is about 99 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunsuniya is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 30 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 30 km away. Kapan is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siryadih (2.1 km), Marda (3.6 km) and Paisar (4.1 km).

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

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