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About Suntha Village

Suntha is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,030, made up of 1,094 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suntha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suntha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 2,030
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Suntha compares

By the 2011 count Suntha is the 16th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Suntha

Suntha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suntha 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. The nearest villages by name are Siki Khurd, Sirma, Sole and Somadih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Suntha

As per the Census of India 2011, Suntha village had a population of 2,030. That makes it the 16th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Suntha village has 1,094 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suntha has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Suntha is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suntha covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suntha falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Suntha notes the nearest railway station 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 Suntha.

Suntha is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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