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About Suran Village

Suran is a small village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 129 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 175005
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 129
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suran compares

By the 2011 count Suran is the 260th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 510 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Suran

Suran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Suran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Suran from other places

Suran lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 Suran
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 37 km

Villages closest to Suran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suran village had a population of 251. That makes it the 260th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 510 residents.

Suran village has 129 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suran has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Suran is 175005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suran covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suran falls under Mandi tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suran is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Suran.

Suran is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suran is in Mandi tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 18 km away. Buffer Stop is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solang (under 2 km), Kalang (1.7 km) and D P F Rehru (1.8 km).

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

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