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About Sukhlahi Village

Sukhlahi is a large village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,568, made up of 2,426 males and 2,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhlahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhlahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Pincode 845306
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 4,568
Male Population 2,426
Female Population 2,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhlahi compares

By the 2011 count Sukhlahi is the 6th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sukhlahi

Sukhlahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sukhlahi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukhlahi from other places

Sukhlahi lies about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 4.5 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 Sukhlahi
Nearest railway station Gokhula 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 5.9 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 12 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 16 km

Villages closest to Sukhlahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhlahi village had a population of 4,568. That makes it the 6th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Sukhlahi village has 2,426 males and 2,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhlahi 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 916.

The pincode recorded for Sukhlahi is 845306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhlahi covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhlahi falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhlahi is Gokhula, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukhlahi.

Sukhlahi is about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhlahi is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 4.5 km away. Mainatanr is about 5.9 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauripur (under 2 km), Belwania (under 2 km) and Pipra Santpur (2.1 km).

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

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