About Sukhani Village

Sukhani is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 701 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Pincode	855107
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	1,358
Male Population	701
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhani compares

By the 2011 count Sukhani is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sukhani

Sukhani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sukhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sukhani from other places

Sukhani lies about 17 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 9.3 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 Sukhani
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurganj	13 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	13 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	17 km

Villages closest to Sukhani

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

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Common questions about Sukhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhani village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Sukhani village has 701 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhani has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sukhani is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhani covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhani falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhani is Pawakhali, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sukhani.

Sukhani is about 17 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhani is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 9.3 km away. Bahadurganj is about 13 km away. Bahādurganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.