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About Suala Village

Suala is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 678 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 577.03 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 678
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suala compares

By the 2011 count Suala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 577.03 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Suala

Suala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Suala from other places

Suala lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 Suala
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 64 km

Villages closest to Suala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suala village had a population of 1,277. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Suala village has 678 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suala has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Suala is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suala covers 577.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suala falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suala is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suala.

Suala is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suala is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Nurpur Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhakla (under 2 km), R F Sundari (1.9 km) and Sundari (1.9 km).

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

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