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About Sungar Village

Sungar is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 51 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sungar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sungar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 36.63 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 51
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sungar compares

By the 2011 count Sungar is the 93rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 36.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sungar

Sungar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sungar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sungar from other places

Sungar lies about 29 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 89 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 Sungar
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 11 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 29 km
Nearest town Tehri 59 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 89 km

Villages closest to Sungar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sungar village had a population of 96. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Sungar village has 51 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sungar has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sungar is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sungar covers 36.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sungar falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sungar is Dehradun, about 89 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 10+ km distance for Sungar.

Sungar is about 29 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sungar is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 11 km away. Uttarkashi is about 29 km away. Tehri is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurri (1.7 km), Bhangeli (2.8 km) and Tihar (6.0 km).

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

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