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About Sundrahan Village

Sundrahan is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 184 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundrahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundrahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 52.36 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 184
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundrahan compares

By the 2011 count Sundrahan is the 65th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 52.36 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Sundrahan

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

Sundrahan lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Sundrahan
District headquarters Hamirpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Sundrahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundrahan village had a population of 392. That makes it the 65th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Sundrahan village has 184 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundrahan has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Sundrahan is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundrahan covers 52.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sundrahan falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sundrahan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Sundrahan.

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

Sundrahan is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Bhoranj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahlwin (1.9 km), Bhadru (2.2 km) and Bagwar (2.7 km).

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

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