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About Sukhasan Village

Sukhasan is one of the larger villages in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,198, made up of 3,701 males and 3,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2235 hectares hectares.

Sukhasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhasan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Area (hectares) 2235 hectares
Population 7,198
Male Population 3,701
Female Population 3,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 2235 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

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 23 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Saraigarh, about 6.7 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
Nearest railway station Saraigarh 6.7 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 23 km
District headquarters Supaul 23 km

Villages closest to Sukhasan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 7,198. That makes it the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Sukhasan village has 3,701 males and 3,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhasan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Sukhasan covers 2235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhasan falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhasan is Saraigarh, about 6.7 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 23 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhasan is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Saraigarh is about 6.7 km away. Nirmāli is about 21 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uganipatti (5.4 km), Bhabtiahi (9.1 km) and Bhulia (15 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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