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About Sufian Village

Sufian is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 446 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sufian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sufian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143103
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 446
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sufian compares

By the 2011 count Sufian is the 177th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sufian

Sufian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sufian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sufian from other places

Sufian lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, 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 Sufian
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 9.5 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 34 km

Villages closest to Sufian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sufian village had a population of 892. That makes it the 177th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Sufian village has 446 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sufian has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sufian is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sufian covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sufian falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sufian is Hardorawal, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sufian.

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

Sufian is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 9.5 km away. Ajnāla is about 9.5 km away. Hardorawal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultan Mahal (under 2 km), Dadian (under 2 km) and Bhadal (under 2 km).

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

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