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About Sunderpur Village

Sunderpur is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 190 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunderpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 190
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sunderpur compares

By the 2011 count Sunderpur is the 229th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sunderpur

Sunderpur 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 Sunderpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sunderpur from other places

Sunderpur lies about 47 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 6.3 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 Sunderpur
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.3 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Sunderpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunderpur village had a population of 387. That makes it the 229th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sunderpur village has 190 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunderpur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sunderpur is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunderpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunderpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sunderpur is Ghaunspur, about 6.3 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 village for Sunderpur.

Sunderpur is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunderpur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 6.3 km away. Mukerian is about 8.3 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnala (under 2 km), Bhagran (under 2 km) and Ittian (under 2 km).

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

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