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About Sukhi Village

Sukhi is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 592 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares.

Sukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 524 hectares
Population 1,150
Male Population 592
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukhi compares

By the 2011 count Sukhi is the 75th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sukhi

The census records public bus service for Sukhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukhi from other places

Sukhi lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.6 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 Sukhi
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 8.2 km
District headquarters Araria 25 km

Villages closest to Sukhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhi village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 75th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Sukhi village has 592 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Sukhi covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhi falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhi is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Sukhi.

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

Sukhi is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 1.6 km away. Forbesganj is about 8.2 km away. Araria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia (under 2 km), Pothia (1.6 km) and Baijnathpur (1.9 km).

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

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