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About Sunal Village

Sunal is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 709 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 182126
Area (hectares) 314.9 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 709
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunal compares

By the 2011 count Sunal is the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 314.9 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Sunal

Sunal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sunal from other places

Sunal lies about 11 km from Majalta, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 10 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 Sunal
Nearest railway station Udhampur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 11 km

Villages closest to Sunal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunal village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Sunal village has 709 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Sunal is 182126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunal covers 314.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunal falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sunal is Udhampur, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sunal.

Sunal is about 11 km from Majalta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunal is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Udhampur is about 10 km away. Majalta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasnal (under 2 km), Bhati Badighar (3.2 km) and Puthwar (11 km).

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

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