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About Sunar Khurd Village

Sunar Khurd is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 539 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunar Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 141311
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 539
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sunar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sunar Khurd is the 111th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sunar Khurd

Sunar Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunar Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sunar Khurd from other places

Sunar Khurd lies about 22 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 6.6 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 Sunar Khurd
Nearest railway station Mauli Block Hut 6.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 22 km

Villages closest to Sunar Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Sunar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunar Khurd village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 111th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Sunar Khurd village has 539 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunar Khurd has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sunar Khurd is 141311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunar Khurd covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunar Khurd falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sunar Khurd is Mauli Block Hut, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sunar Khurd.

Sunar Khurd is about 22 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunar Khurd is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about 6.6 km away. Jandiāla is about 8.0 km away. Phillaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhinpur (under 2 km), Rurki (under 2 km) and Nathewal (under 2 km).

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

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