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About Sukarna Village

Sukarna is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 671 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Sukarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukarna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 671
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukarna compares

By the 2011 count Sukarna is the 61st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sukarna

Sukarna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sukarna 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukarna from other places

Sukarna lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 18 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 Sukarna
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 17 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 18 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Sukarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukarna village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 61st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Sukarna village has 671 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukarna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Sukarna covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sukarna falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukarna is Hatwar, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukarna.

Sukarna is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukarna is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Baisa is about 17 km away. Hatwar is about 18 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingu (under 2 km), Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Asiani (2.4 km).

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

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