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About Sunra Village

Sunra is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 173 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 152.97 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 173
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunra compares

By the 2011 count Sunra is the 149th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 152.97 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Sunra

Sunra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunra as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Sirjam, Sonaojuri, Sonathol and Suaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sunra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunra village had a population of 348. That makes it the 149th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Sunra village has 173 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunra has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Sunra is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunra covers 152.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunra falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sunra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sunra.

Sunra is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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