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About Sungher Khal Village

Sungher Khal is a mid sized village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 210 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,433 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sungher Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sungher Khal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 240.15 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 210
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,433
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sungher Khal compares

By the 2011 count Sungher Khal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 240.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Sungher Khal

Sungher Khal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sungher Khal as Available within village. 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 Sungher Khal from other places

Sungher Khal lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Sungher Khal
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 8.8 km
Nearest town Pauri 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km

Villages closest to Sungher Khal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaubattakhal 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 Sungher Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sungher Khal village had a population of 511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Sungher Khal village has 210 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sungher Khal has about 1433 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Sungher Khal is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sungher Khal covers 240.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sungher Khal falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sungher Khal is Kotdwara, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sungher Khal.

Sungher Khal is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sungher Khal is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 8.8 km away. Pauri is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palli (under 2 km), Molkhal (under 2 km) and Bharpur (1.6 km).

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

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