About Sukhsena Village

Sukhsena is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,720, made up of 4,524 males and 4,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949 hectares hectares.

Sukhsena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhsena village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	949 hectares
Population	8,720
Male Population	4,524
Female Population	4,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Sukhsena compares

By the 2011 count Sukhsena is the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 949 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Sukhsena

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

Sukhsena lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Raghubans Nagar, about 9.6 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 Sukhsena
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Raghubans Nagar	9.6 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	14 km
District headquarters	Purnia	37 km

Villages closest to Sukhsena

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

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Common questions about Sukhsena

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhsena village had a population of 8,720. That makes it the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Sukhsena village has 4,524 males and 4,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhsena has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Sukhsena covers 949 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhsena falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhsena is Raghubans Nagar, about 9.6 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 Sukhsena.

Sukhsena is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhsena is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 8.9 km away. Raghubans Nagar is about 9.6 km away. Bihārīganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.