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About Suri Village

Suri is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 189 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 36.05 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 189
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suri compares

By the 2011 count Suri is the 10th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 36.05 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Suri

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

Suri lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 Suri
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 13 km

Villages closest to Suri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suri village had a population of 412. That makes it the 10th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Suri village has 189 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suri has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Suri is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suri covers 36.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suri falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suri is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 Suri.

Suri is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suri is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 8.8 km away. Dhira is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chambi (2.6 km), Kholi Gaggal (7.2 km) and Och Gaggal (7.2 km).

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

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