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About Sup Village

Sup is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 228 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sup village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 380.68 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 228
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sup compares

By the 2011 count Sup is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 380.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sup

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

How far is Sup from other places

Sup lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 58 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 Sup
District headquarters Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 28 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 58 km

Villages closest to Sup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sup village had a population of 467. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Sup village has 228 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sup has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sup is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sup covers 380.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sup falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sup is Nagrota, about 58 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sup.

Sup is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sup is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 21 km away. Brahmaur is about 28 km away. Nagrota is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Jol (7.0 km), R F Dagola (9.9 km) and Dhar Parun Goth (15 km).

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

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