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About Suna Village

Suna is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 193 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 69.2 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 193
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Suna compares

By the 2011 count Suna is the 69th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 69.2 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Suna

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

Suna lies about 36 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 Suna
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 7.6 km
District headquarters Chamoli 36 km
Nearest town Almora 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Suna

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 Suna

As per the Census of India 2011, Suna village had a population of 386. That makes it the 69th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Suna village has 193 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suna has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Suna covers 69.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suna falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Suna 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 Suna.

Suna is about 36 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suna is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 7.6 km away. Chamoli is about 36 km away. Almora is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eri Chak Suna (under 2 km), Gwar Laga Sunaun (under 2 km) and Menta Talla (1.7 km).

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

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