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About Sughar Village

Sughar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 696 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sughar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sughar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 62.86 hectares
Population 1,391
Male Population 696
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sughar compares

By the 2011 count Sughar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 62.86 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sughar

Sughar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sughar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sughar from other places

Sughar lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 4.7 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 Sughar
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 4.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Sughar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sughar village had a population of 1,391. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Sughar village has 696 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sughar has about 999 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Sughar is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sughar covers 62.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sughar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sughar is Palampur Himachal, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sughar.

Sughar is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sughar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.5 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 4.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aima (under 2 km), Bandla Tea Estate (under 2 km) and Dhurehr (under 2 km).

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

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