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About Suga Village

Suga is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 152 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 286.67 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 152
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suga compares

By the 2011 count Suga is the 87th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 286.67 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 962.

Getting to Suga

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

Suga lies about 71 km from Shimla. 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 Suga
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 71 km

Villages closest to Suga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suga village had a population of 289. That makes it the 87th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Suga village has 152 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suga has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Suga is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suga covers 286.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suga falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Suga notes the nearest railway station 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 Suga.

Suga is about 71 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suga is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarpara (1.6 km), Kandhar (1.8 km) and Dharla (4.2 km).

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

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