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About Sundla Village

Sundla 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 1,765, made up of 937 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 537 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 937
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundla compares

By the 2011 count Sundla is the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Sundla

Sundla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sundla as Available within 5 - 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 Sundla from other places

Sundla lies about 34 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 22 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 Sundla
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 22 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 34 km
District headquarters Udhampur 34 km

Villages closest to Sundla

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 Sundla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundla village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Sundla village has 937 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundla has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Sundla is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundla covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sundla is Chak Dayala, about 22 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 village for Sundla.

Sundla is about 34 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundla is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Chak Dayala is about 22 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Majalta is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amwara (2.8 km), Naki (3.3 km) and Amara (3.4 km).

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

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