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About Susan Village

Susan is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 17 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Susan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Susan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 37.4 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 17
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Susan compares

By the 2011 count Susan is the 252nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 37.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1159.

Getting to Susan

Susan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Susan as Available within <5 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 Susan from other places

Susan lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 45 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 Susan
Nearest town Almora 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 45 km

Villages closest to Susan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Susan village had a population of 39. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Susan village has 17 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Susan has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Susan is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Susan covers 37.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Susan falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Susan is Kathgodam, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Susan.

Susan is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Susan is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 20 km away. Gangolihat is about 20 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are San (under 2 km), Sanarkhola Gunth (under 2 km) and Jantha (1.9 km).

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

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