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About Sunau Village

Sunau is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 49 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 100.32 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 49
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
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 Sunau compares

By the 2011 count Sunau is the 208th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 100.32 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1004.

Getting to Sunau

Sunau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunau 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 Sunau from other places

Sunau lies about 36 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 24 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 Sunau
Nearest town Mussoorie 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 15 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 36 km

Villages closest to Sunau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunau village had a population of 106. That makes it the 208th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sunau village has 49 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunau has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sunau is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunau covers 100.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunau falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunau is Dehradun, about 24 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 Sunau.

Sunau is about 36 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunau is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 8.6 km away. Dhanaulti is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikari (under 2 km), Mundani (under 2 km) and Kona Urph Kuwan Gaon (2.4 km).

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

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