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About Sunarkot Village

Sunarkot is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 80 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunarkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunarkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 106.11 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 80
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
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 Sunarkot compares

By the 2011 count Sunarkot is the 132nd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 106.11 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1109.

Getting to Sunarkot

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

Sunarkot lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Sunarkot
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km

Villages closest to Sunarkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunarkot village had a population of 185. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Sunarkot village has 80 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunarkot has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Sunarkot is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunarkot covers 106.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunarkot falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunarkot is Rishikesh, 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 Sunarkot.

Sunarkot is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunarkot is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Narendranagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Ranakot (under 2 km) and Amsari (under 2 km).

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

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