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About Sugh Puchhan Village

Sugh Puchhan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 92 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sugh Puchhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sugh Puchhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 136.75 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 92
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sugh Puchhan compares

By the 2011 count Sugh Puchhan is the 233rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 136.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sugh Puchhan

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

Sugh Puchhan lies about 63 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, about 4.3 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 Sugh Puchhan
Nearest railway station Sujanpur 4.3 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 63 km

Villages closest to Sugh Puchhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Sugh Puchhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sugh Puchhan village had a population of 189. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sugh Puchhan village has 92 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sugh Puchhan has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sugh Puchhan is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sugh Puchhan covers 136.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sugh Puchhan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sugh Puchhan is Sujanpur, about 4.3 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 Sugh Puchhan.

Sugh Puchhan is about 63 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sugh Puchhan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Sujanpur is about 4.3 km away. Sujānpur is about 4.7 km away. Nurpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badial (6.2 km), Reserve Jangal Basa Hadialan (6.6 km) and Lakho Tarwan (7.2 km).

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

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