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About Sujjon Village

Sujjon is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 805 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sujjon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sujjon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144508
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 805
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sujjon compares

By the 2011 count Sujjon is the 58th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sujjon

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

How far is Sujjon from other places

Sujjon lies about 10 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 6.1 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 Sujjon
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 6.1 km
Nearest town Banga 8.1 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km

Villages closest to Sujjon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sujjon village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 58th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sujjon village has 805 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sujjon has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sujjon is 144508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sujjon covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sujjon falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sujjon is Garhshankar, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sujjon.

Sujjon is about 10 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sujjon is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 6.1 km away. Banga is about 8.1 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surapur (under 2 km), Urapur (under 2 km) and Bhaura (under 2 km).

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

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