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About Sukulwa Kalan Village

Sukulwa Kalan is a mid sized village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 592 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Sukulwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukulwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 592
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukulwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sukulwa Kalan is the 33rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sukulwa Kalan

Sukulwa Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sukulwa Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sukulwa Kalan from other places

Sukulwa Kalan lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 Sukulwa Kalan
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Thawe 24 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Sukulwa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thawe 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 Sukulwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukulwa Kalan village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Sukulwa Kalan village has 592 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukulwa Kalan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Sukulwa Kalan covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sukulwa Kalan falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukulwa Kalan is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukulwa Kalan.

Sukulwa Kalan is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukulwa Kalan is in Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Thawe is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukulwa Khurd (under 2 km), Jagdishpur (5.2 km) and Barari Jagdish (7.0 km).

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

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