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About Sunara Village

Sunara is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 183 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 113.7 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 183
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Sunara compares

By the 2011 count Sunara is the 70th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 113.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 983.

Getting to Sunara

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

Sunara lies about 28 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 37 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 Sunara
Nearest town Mussoorie 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 26 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 37 km

Villages closest to Sunara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunara village had a population of 338. That makes it the 70th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Sunara village has 183 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunara has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sunara is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunara covers 113.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunara falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunara is Dehradun, about 37 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 Sunara.

Sunara is about 28 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunara is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Rajgarhi is about 26 km away. Uttarkashi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiyali (under 2 km), Khanati (under 2 km) and Mulagaon (5.8 km).

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

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