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About Sula Village

Sula is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 120 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246163
Area (hectares) 114.52 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 120
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sula compares

By the 2011 count Sula is the 95th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 114.52 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Sula

Sula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sula from other places

Sula lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Sula
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km

Villages closest to Sula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sula village had a population of 280. That makes it the 95th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Sula village has 120 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sula has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Sula is 246163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sula covers 114.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sula falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sula is Kotdwara, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sula.

Sula is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sula is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangura (under 2 km), Mirchora (1.6 km) and Hitoali (1.9 km).

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

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