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About Sunah Village

Sunah is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 282 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 282
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunah compares

By the 2011 count Sunah is the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sunah

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

Sunah lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Sunah
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 1.8 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Sunah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunah village had a population of 542. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Sunah village has 282 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunah has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sunah is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunah covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunah falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunah is Summer Hill, about 50 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 village for Sunah.

Sunah is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunah is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 1.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Sunah (under 2 km), D P F Nihri (under 2 km) and Shoda Bihani (under 2 km).

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

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