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About Sunarthawa Village

Sunarthawa is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 479 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunarthawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunarthawa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 177.7 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 479
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunarthawa compares

By the 2011 count Sunarthawa is the 19th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 177.7 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sunarthawa

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

Sunarthawa lies about 24 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 52 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 Sunarthawa
Nearest town Kishtwār 4.0 km
District headquarters Doda 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 27 km
Nearest railway station Banihal 52 km

Villages closest to Sunarthawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunarthawa village had a population of 938. That makes it the 19th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Sunarthawa village has 479 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunarthawa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sunarthawa is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunarthawa covers 177.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunarthawa falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sunarthawa is Banihal, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Sunarthawa.

Sunarthawa is about 24 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunarthawa is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 4.0 km away. Doda is about 24 km away. Thathri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thatri (8.3 km), Kolai (10 km) and Banoia (12 km).

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

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