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About Sukhasan Village

Sukhasan is a large village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,483, made up of 1,301 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhasan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gwalpara
Pincode 852115
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 2,483
Male Population 1,301
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhasan compares

By the 2011 count Sukhasan is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sukhasan

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

Sukhasan lies about 5.2 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 6.3 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 Sukhasan
Tehsil headquarters Gwalpara 5.2 km
District headquarters Madhepura 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Dauram Madhepura 6.3 km

Villages closest to Sukhasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhasan village had a population of 2,483. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Sukhasan village has 1,301 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhasan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sukhasan is 852115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhasan covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhasan falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhasan is Dauram Madhepura, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sukhasan.

Sukhasan is about 5.2 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhasan is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Gwalpara is about 5.2 km away. Madhepura is about 5.2 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Sukhasan (under 2 km), Babhangawan (6.1 km) and Jhitkia (10 km).

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

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