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About Sundran Village

Sundran is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,835, made up of 1,617 males and 1,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140201
Area (hectares) 649 hectares
Population 2,835
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sundran compares

By the 2011 count Sundran is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 649 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Sundran

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

Sundran lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 4.5 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 Sundran
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 5.8 km
Nearest town Basi 5.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Sundran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Sundran

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundran village had a population of 2,835. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Sundran village has 1,617 males and 1,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundran has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Sundran is 140201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundran covers 649 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sundran falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sundran is Ghagghar, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sundran.

Sundran is about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundran is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 4.5 km away. Dera Bassi is about 5.8 km away. Basi is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandwala (1.5 km), Morthikari (2.0 km) and Haibatpur (2.8 km).

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

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