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About Suren Village

Suren is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 261 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suren Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suren village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176310
Area (hectares) 177.8 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 261
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suren compares

By the 2011 count Suren is the 140th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 177.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Suren

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

Suren lies about 3.9 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Suren
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Suren

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 Suren

As per the Census of India 2011, Suren village had a population of 520. That makes it the 140th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Suren village has 261 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suren has about 992 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 Suren is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suren covers 177.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Suren is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Suren.

Suren is about 3.9 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suren is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 3.9 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulahar (under 2 km), Sach (under 2 km) and Rinda (under 2 km).

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

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