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About Sughal Village

Sughal is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 434 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sughal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sughal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 57.98 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 434
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sughal compares

By the 2011 count Sughal is the 33rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 57.98 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Sughal

Sughal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sughal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sughal from other places

Sughal lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about under 2 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 Sughal
Nearest railway station Bharmar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 5.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Sughal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sughal village had a population of 849. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Sughal village has 434 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sughal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Sughal is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sughal covers 57.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sughal falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sughal is Bharmar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sughal 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.

Sughal is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about 5.9 km away. Talwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangial (under 2 km), Baskwara (1.7 km) and Bagwal (1.8 km).

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

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