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About Sundhangal Village

Sundhangal is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 259 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundhangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundhangal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 101.81 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 259
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundhangal compares

By the 2011 count Sundhangal is the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 101.81 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Sundhangal

Sundhangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sundhangal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sundhangal from other places

Sundhangal lies about 30 km from Kangra, 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 Sundhangal
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Sundhangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundhangal village had a population of 546. That makes it the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Sundhangal village has 259 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundhangal has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Sundhangal is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundhangal covers 101.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sundhangal falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sundhangal 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sundhangal.

Sundhangal is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundhangal is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 8.2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunhetar (under 2 km), Bohal Khalsa (under 2 km) and Chadal (under 2 km).

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

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