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About Sundara Village

Sundara is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 110 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 81.27 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 110
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundara compares

By the 2011 count Sundara is the 113th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 81.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 950.

Getting to Sundara

Sundara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sundara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sundara from other places

Sundara lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 9.9 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 Sundara
Nearest railway station Chatra 9.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Sundara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Sundara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundara village had a population of 201. That makes it the 113th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Sundara village has 110 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundara has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sundara is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundara covers 81.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sundara falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sundara is Chatra, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance for Sundara.

Sundara is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundara is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 9.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Mayureswar II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (5.2 km), Kumarpur (5.4 km) and Radhanagar (5.4 km).

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

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