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About Sujau Village

Sujau is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 159 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sujau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sujau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 101.13 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 159
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sujau compares

By the 2011 count Sujau is the 59th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 101.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sujau

Sujau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sujau as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sujau from other places

Sujau lies about 47 km from Dehradun. 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 Sujau
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 2.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 35 km
District headquarters Dehradun 47 km

Villages closest to Sujau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sujau village had a population of 314. That makes it the 59th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Sujau village has 159 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sujau has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sujau is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sujau covers 101.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sujau falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sujau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sujau.

Sujau is about 47 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sujau is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 2.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 35 km away. Dehradun is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohana (under 2 km), Mangrauli (under 2 km) and Mendal (2.5 km).

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

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