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About Sukhasan Village

Sukhasan is one of the larger villages in Kumarkhand tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,763, made up of 4,654 males and 4,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.66 hectares hectares.

Sukhasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhasan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kumarkhand
Area (hectares) 424.66 hectares
Population 8,763
Male Population 4,654
Female Population 4,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhasan compares

By the 2011 count Sukhasan is the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents. Its 424.66 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sukhasan

Sukhasan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukhasan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sukhasan from other places

Sukhasan lies about 19 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Deenapatti, about 9.8 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 Kumarkhand 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Deenapatti 9.8 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 9.8 km
District headquarters Madhepura 19 km

Villages closest to Sukhasan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumarkhand 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 8,763. That makes it the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents.

Sukhasan village has 4,654 males and 4,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhasan has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Sukhasan covers 424.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sukhasan falls under Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhasan is Deenapatti, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sukhasan.

Sukhasan is about 19 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 Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district. Kumarkhand is about 7.5 km away. Deenapatti is about 9.8 km away. Murlīganj is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhantoli (under 2 km), Bishunpur Korlahi (1.6 km) and Bishunpur Korlahi Arazi (1.6 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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