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About Sunga Village

Sunga is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 440 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Pincode 229129
Area (hectares) 342.12 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 440
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunga compares

By the 2011 count Sunga is the 171st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 342.12 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sunga

Sunga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sunga from other places

Sunga lies about 31 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, about 20 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 Sunga
Tehsil headquarters Salon 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 20 km
Nearest town Jais 21 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 31 km

Villages closest to Sunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunga village had a population of 847. That makes it the 171st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Sunga village has 440 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunga has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sunga is 229129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunga covers 342.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunga falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunga is Fursatganj, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sunga.

Sunga is about 31 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunga is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 7.5 km away. Fursatganj is about 20 km away. Jais is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahora Rampur (under 2 km), Gopalipur (under 2 km) and Padmanpur Vinauli (under 2 km).

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

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