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About Sunaun Village

Sunaun is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 174 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 111.5 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 174
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Sunaun compares

By the 2011 count Sunaun is the 84th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 111.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1152.

Getting to Sunaun

Sunaun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunaun 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 Sunaun from other places

Sunaun lies about 38 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Sunaun
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 4.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 38 km
Nearest town Almora 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Sunaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunaun village had a population of 331. That makes it the 84th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sunaun village has 174 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunaun has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sunaun is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunaun covers 111.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunaun falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunaun is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Sunaun.

Sunaun is about 38 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunaun is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 4.7 km away. Chamoli is about 38 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adra (under 2 km), Deval (1.7 km) and Kot Laga Deval (1.7 km).

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

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