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About Sungi Village

Sungi is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 691 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sungi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 798 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 691
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sungi compares

By the 2011 count Sungi is the 12th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 798 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1001.

Getting to Sungi

Sungi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sungi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sungi from other places

Sungi lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 7.2 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 Sungi
Nearest railway station Karra 7.2 km
District headquarters Khunti 15 km

Villages closest to Sungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sungi village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 12th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sungi village has 691 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sungi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Sungi is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sungi covers 798 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sungi falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sungi is Karra, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sungi.

Sungi is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sungi is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 7.2 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanti (2.1 km), Pandra (2.7 km) and Bala (2.8 km).

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

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