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About Sunar Gaon Village

Sunar Gaon is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 170 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, 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 THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 109.45 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 170
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Sunar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Sunar Gaon is the 75th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 109.45 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Sunar Gaon

Sunar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sunar Gaon 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 Sunar Gaon from other places

Sunar Gaon lies about 53 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 64 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 THALISAIN 8.7 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
District headquarters Garhwal 53 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 64 km

Villages closest to Sunar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 365. That makes it the 75th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Sunar Gaon village has 170 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunar Gaon has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Sunar Gaon is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunar Gaon covers 109.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sunar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 64 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 Sunar Gaon.

Sunar Gaon is about 53 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 THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 8.7 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Garhwal is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maithana (under 2 km), Guliyari (1.7 km) and Chyoli (2.9 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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