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About Sunehar Village

Sunehar is a large village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,579 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunehar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 780.66 hectares
Population 2,997
Male Population 1,579
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunehar compares

By the 2011 count Sunehar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 780.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sunehar

Sunehar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunehar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sunehar from other places

Sunehar lies about 37 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 9.0 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 Sunehar
Tehsil headquarters Zira 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Maheshari Sandhuan 9.0 km
District headquarters Firozpur 37 km

Villages closest to Sunehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunehar village had a population of 2,997. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sunehar village has 1,579 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunehar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sunehar is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunehar covers 780.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunehar falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sunehar is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sunehar.

Sunehar is about 37 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunehar is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 4.5 km away. Maheshari Sandhuan is about 9.0 km away. Firozpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansurwal (2.0 km), Warramansurwal (2.0 km) and Bundala Purana (2.4 km).

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

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