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About Sunkundi Village

Sunkundi is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 155 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkundi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 261.4 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 155
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkundi compares

By the 2011 count Sunkundi is the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 261.4 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sunkundi

Sunkundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunkundi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sunkundi from other places

Sunkundi lies about 48 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 90 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 Sunkundi
Tehsil headquarters Mori 19 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 48 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 74 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 90 km

Villages closest to Sunkundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkundi village had a population of 297. That makes it the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Sunkundi village has 155 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkundi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sunkundi is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkundi covers 261.4 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.

Sunkundi falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunkundi is Dehradun, about 90 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 village for Sunkundi.

Sunkundi is about 48 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkundi is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 19 km away. Uttarkashi is about 48 km away. Mussoorie is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saturi (under 2 km), Jakhol (under 2 km) and Sauni (1.7 km).

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

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