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About Sukna Bigha Village

Sukna Bigha is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 399 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Sukna Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukna Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 399
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukna Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Sukna Bigha is the 88th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sukna Bigha

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

How far is Sukna Bigha from other places

Sukna Bigha lies about 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 7.0 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 Sukna Bigha
Nearest railway station Tehta 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 8.3 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 12 km

Villages closest to Sukna Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makhdumpur 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 Sukna Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukna Bigha village had a population of 766. That makes it the 88th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Sukna Bigha village has 399 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukna Bigha has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Sukna Bigha covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukna Bigha falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukna Bigha is Tehta, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukna Bigha.

Sukna Bigha is about 12 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukna Bigha is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 7.0 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.3 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazi Chak (under 2 km), Naugarh (under 2 km) and Ikil Khas (under 2 km).

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

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