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About Sukhani Village

Sukhani is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 300 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.01 hectares hectares.

Sukhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 53.01 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 300
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Sukhani compares

By the 2011 count Sukhani is the 74th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 53.01 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sukhani

The census records public bus service for Sukhani 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 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
Nearest town Bahādurganj 13 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 26 km

Villages closest to Sukhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhani village had a population of 562. That makes it the 74th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Sukhani village has 300 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhani has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Sukhani covers 53.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhani falls under Thakurganj 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 <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 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 Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 9.3 km away. Bahādurganj is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaulmari (1.8 km), Bhog Dabar (1.9 km) and Saraikuri (1.9 km).

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

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