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About Sunar Gaon Village

Sunar Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 4 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246143
Area (hectares) 47.1 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 4
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Sunar Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 47.1 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Sunar Gaon

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

Sunar Gaon lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Sunar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Sunar Gaon

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 Sunar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunar Gaon village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Sunar Gaon village has 4 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunar Gaon has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Sunar Gaon is 246143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunar Gaon covers 47.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunar Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Sunar Gaon.

Sunar Gaon is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunar Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiyar Gaon (under 2 km), Nagar (under 2 km) and Nawasi Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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