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About Sunargad Village

Sunargad is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2, made up of 1 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunargad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunargad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 15.92 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 1
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sunargad compares

By the 2011 count Sunargad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 15.92 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sunargad

Sunargad 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 Sunargad as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sunargad from other places

Sunargad lies about 47 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 43 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 Sunargad
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 19 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 41 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 43 km
District headquarters Mandi 47 km

Villages closest to Sunargad

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 Sunargad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunargad village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Sunargad village has 1 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunargad has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Sunargad covers 15.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sunargad is Shimla, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sunargad.

Sunargad is about 47 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunargad is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 19 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 43 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 Seri Narain (under 2 km), Narathi (under 2 km) and Bethawan (under 2 km).

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

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