Sunianਸੁਨਿਆਂ

Where is Sunian?

Sunian is a village of Muktsar tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bariwala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035452, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 25 people in Sunian: 13 men and 12 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 12 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sunian's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (173 hectares). About 40 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sunian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bariwala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Gandha Singhwala, Jhabelwali, Baja Madahar and Warring.

What is the population of Sunian?

The population of Sunian was 25 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Sunian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sunian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.