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About Suan Village

Suan is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 73 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,247 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 42.68 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 73
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,247
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suan compares

By the 2011 count Suan is the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 42.68 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 1112.

Getting to Suan

Suan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Suan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suan from other places

Suan lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 12 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 Suan
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km

Villages closest to Suan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suan village had a population of 164. That makes it the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Suan village has 73 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suan has about 1247 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Suan is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suan covers 42.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suan falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suan is Buffer Stop, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Suan.

Suan is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suan is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 12 km away. Mandi 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 Kuthera (under 2 km), Chhamb (under 2 km) and Jarl (under 2 km).

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

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