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About Suja Village

Suja is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 782 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suja village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 782
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suja compares

By the 2011 count Suja is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Suja

Suja is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Suja 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suja from other places

Suja lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 1.9 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 Suja
Nearest railway station Ahju 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Suja

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 Suja

As per the Census of India 2011, Suja village had a population of 1,613. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Suja village has 782 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suja has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Suja is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suja covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Suja is Ahju, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Suja is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suja is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 1.9 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matru (under 2 km), Bhankhehr (under 2 km) and Saten (under 2 km).

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

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