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About Sundal Village

Sundal is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 98 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 115.63 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 98
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundal compares

By the 2011 count Sundal is the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 115.63 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Sundal

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

Sundal lies about 57 km from Mandi. 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 Sundal
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 17 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 57 km

Villages closest to Sundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundal village had a population of 201. That makes it the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Sundal village has 98 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Sundal is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundal covers 115.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sundal falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Sundal is about 57 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundal is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paron (under 2 km), Tarohla (3.2 km) and Morila (5.8 km).

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

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