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About Sukhasan Village

Sukhasan is one of the larger villages in Singheshwar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,973, made up of 7,290 males and 6,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852128, 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 Singheshwar
Pincode 852128
Area (hectares) 1172 hectares
Population 13,973
Male Population 7,290
Female Population 6,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukhasan compares

By the 2011 count Sukhasan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents. Its 1172 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 Singheshwar 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 Singheshwar 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 13,973. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents.

Sukhasan village has 7,290 males and 6,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhasan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sukhasan is 852128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhasan covers 1172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhasan falls under Singheshwar 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district. Singheshwar 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 Gopalpur (under 2 km), Jajhat (2.8 km) and Singhesar Asthan (2.9 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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