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About Sudan Village

Sudan is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 890 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sudan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sudan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 395.07 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 890
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sudan compares

By the 2011 count Sudan is the 28th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 395.07 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sudan

The census records public bus service for Sudan as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sudan from other places

Sudan lies about 43 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 3.5 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 Sudan
Nearest railway station Makhu 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 15 km
District headquarters Firozpur 43 km

Villages closest to Sudan

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 Sudan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sudan village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 28th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sudan village has 890 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sudan has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sudan is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sudan covers 395.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sudan falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sudan is Makhu, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sudan.

Sudan is about 43 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sudan is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 3.5 km away. Zira is about 15 km away. Firozpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lehra Bet (1.5 km), Rasulpur (1.5 km) and Tibbi Araian (1.9 km).

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

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