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About Sundal Village

Sundal is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 66 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,682 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 130.48 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 66
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,682
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 Sundal compares

By the 2011 count Sundal is the 124th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 130.48 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Sundal

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

Sundal lies about 10 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Sundal
District headquarters Garhwal 10 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Sundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundal village had a population of 177. That makes it the 124th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Sundal village has 66 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundal has about 1682 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Sundal is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundal covers 130.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sundal falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sundal is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Sundal.

Sundal is about 10 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundal is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 10 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathara (under 2 km), Birmoli (under 2 km) and Jawargarh (under 2 km).

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

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