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About Suhan Village

Suhan is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 228 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177108
Area (hectares) 127.02 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 228
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suhan compares

By the 2011 count Suhan is the 20th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 127.02 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Suhan

Suhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Suhan 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. The nearest villages by name are Shantla, Sidh Punani, Sihoti and Sohari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Suhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Suhan village had a population of 487. That makes it the 20th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Suhan village has 228 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suhan has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Suhan is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suhan covers 127.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suhan falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Suhan notes the nearest railway station 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 Suhan.

Suhan is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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