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About Suneht Village

Suneht is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 156 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suneht Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suneht village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177111
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 156
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suneht compares

By the 2011 count Suneht is the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Suneht

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

Suneht lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 7.8 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 Suneht
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 7.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Suneht

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suneht village had a population of 317. That makes it the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Suneht village has 156 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suneht has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Suneht is 177111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suneht covers 161 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.

Suneht falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suneht is Kartoli Punjab, about 7.8 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 Suneht.

Suneht is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suneht is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 7.8 km away. Talwāra is about 15 km away. Jaswan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabbar (under 2 km), Goral Dhar (under 2 km) and Pati (under 2 km).

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

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