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About Sunwa Village

Sunwa is a large village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,366, made up of 1,692 males and 1,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 895.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Pincode 225407
Area (hectares) 895.09 hectares
Population 3,366
Male Population 1,692
Female Population 1,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunwa compares

By the 2011 count Sunwa is the 29th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 895.09 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sunwa

Sunwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sunwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sunwa from other places

Sunwa lies about 39 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 15 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 Sunwa
Nearest railway station Kathola 15 km
Nearest town Gondā City 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 31 km
District headquarters Faizabad 39 km

Villages closest to Sunwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunwa village had a population of 3,366. That makes it the 29th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Sunwa village has 1,692 males and 1,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunwa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sunwa is 225407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunwa covers 895.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunwa falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunwa is Kathola, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sunwa.

Sunwa is about 39 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunwa is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Kathola is about 15 km away. Gondā City is about 16 km away. Rudauli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shukla Pur (under 2 km), Kurhasadat (6.1 km) and Purain (9.5 km).

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

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