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About Sunara Village

Sunara is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 312 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176311
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 312
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunara compares

By the 2011 count Sunara is the 109th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sunara

Sunara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunara 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 Sunara from other places

Sunara lies about 13 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 Sunara
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 13 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 51 km

Villages closest to Sunara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunara village had a population of 623. That makes it the 109th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sunara village has 312 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunara has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sunara is 176311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunara covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunara falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunara is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 Sunara.

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

Sunara is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthera Khas (under 2 km), Tarkar Girdahar (under 2 km) and Dharonda (2.6 km).

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

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