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About Sukhtala Village

Sukhtala is a large village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,852, made up of 1,452 males and 1,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.32 hectares hectares.

Sukhtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhtala village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 425.32 hectares
Population 2,852
Male Population 1,452
Female Population 1,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukhtala compares

By the 2011 count Sukhtala is the 35th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 425.32 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sukhtala

Sukhtala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sukhtala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukhtala from other places

Sukhtala lies about 25 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Lalabazar, about 27 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 Sukhtala
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 15 km
District headquarters Cachar 25 km
Nearest town Silchar 26 km
Nearest railway station Lalabazar 27 km

Villages closest to Sukhtala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhtala village had a population of 2,852. That makes it the 35th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Sukhtala village has 1,452 males and 1,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhtala has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Sukhtala covers 425.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhtala falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sukhtala is Lalabazar, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sukhtala.

Sukhtala is about 25 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhtala is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 15 km away. Cachar is about 25 km away. Silchar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulalgram (under 2 km), Bhubandhar (2.4 km) and Dhalaikhal F V (2.5 km).

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

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