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About Sunderpur Village

Sunderpur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 184 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunderpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 53.22 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 184
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sunderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sunderpur is the 200th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 53.22 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sunderpur

Sunderpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunderpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sunderpur from other places

Sunderpur lies about 21 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 Sunderpur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 21 km

Villages closest to Sunderpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunderpur village had a population of 341. That makes it the 200th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Sunderpur village has 184 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunderpur has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sunderpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunderpur covers 53.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunderpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunderpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sunderpur.

Sunderpur is about 21 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunderpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 1.5 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saratpur (under 2 km), Anandpur (under 2 km) and Anapur (under 2 km).

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

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