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About Sunai Village

Sunai is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 27 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 25.33 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 27
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,852
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 Sunai compares

By the 2011 count Sunai is the 141st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 25.33 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Sunai

Sunai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sunai 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 Sunai from other places

Sunai lies about 22 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 92 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 Sunai
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 11 km
District headquarters Chamoli 22 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 51 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 92 km

Villages closest to Sunai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunai village had a population of 77. That makes it the 141st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Sunai village has 27 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunai has about 1852 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Sunai is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunai covers 25.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunai falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunai is Kotdwara, about 92 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 Sunai.

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

Sunai is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 11 km away. Chamoli is about 22 km away. Srīnagar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hyuna (under 2 km), Padli (under 2 km) and Sera Pakhudi (under 2 km).

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

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