About Sunpur Village

Sunpur is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 124 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunpur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	24.82 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	124
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sunpur compares

By the 2011 count Sunpur is the 117th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 24.82 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Sunpur

Sunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sunpur from other places

Sunpur lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 1.6 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 Sunpur
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Mandir	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	1.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Sunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunpur village had a population of 258. That makes it the 117th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sunpur village has 124 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunpur has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Sunpur is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunpur covers 24.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunpur falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunpur is Baijnath Mandir, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sunpur.

Sunpur is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunpur is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about 1.6 km away. Baijnath is about 1.9 km away. Kangra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.