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About Sukalrani Village

Sukalrani is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 305 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukalrani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukalrani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 46.58 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 305
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukalrani compares

By the 2011 count Sukalrani is the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 46.58 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sukalrani

Sukalrani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukalrani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sukalrani from other places

Sukalrani lies about 18 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 15 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 Sukalrani
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 15 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 18 km

Villages closest to Sukalrani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukalrani village had a population of 594. That makes it the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Sukalrani village has 305 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukalrani has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sukalrani is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukalrani covers 46.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukalrani falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukalrani is Hatwar, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sukalrani.

Sukalrani is about 18 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukalrani is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 3.4 km away. Hatwar is about 15 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunamari (under 2 km), Rani (under 2 km) and Hasan Dumaria (1.5 km).

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

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