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About Suamal Village

Suamal is a small village in Dharuadihi tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 152 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suamal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Dharuadihi
Pincode 770022
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 152
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suamal compares

By the 2011 count Suamal is the 25th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 733 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Suamal

Suamal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Suamal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suamal from other places

Suamal lies about 23 km from Sundargarh. 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 Suamal
Tehsil headquarters Dharuadihi under 2 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 23 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 23 km

Villages closest to Suamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suamal village had a population of 293. That makes it the 25th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 733 residents.

Suamal village has 152 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suamal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Suamal is 770022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suamal covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suamal falls under Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Suamal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Suamal.

Suamal is about 23 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suamal is in Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district. Dharuadihi is about under 2 km away. Sundargarh is about 23 km away. Sundergarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharuadehi (under 2 km), Kheriakani (6.8 km) and Tileimalti (7.6 km).

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

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