About Suai Village

Suai is a mid sized village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 627 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	614 hectares
Population	1,224
Male Population	627
Female Population	597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Suai compares

By the 2011 count Suai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Suai

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

Suai lies about 36 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, 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 Suai
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	13 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	36 km
District headquarters	Chamba	36 km

Villages closest to Suai

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

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Common questions about Suai

As per the Census of India 2011, Suai village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Suai village has 627 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suai has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Suai is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suai covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suai falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suai is Chamunda Marg, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Suai.

Suai is about 36 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suai is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.