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About Sukhatal Village

Sukhatal is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 582 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhatal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 407.26 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 582
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhatal compares

By the 2011 count Sukhatal is the 65th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 407.26 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sukhatal

Sukhatal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukhatal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sukhatal from other places

Sukhatal lies about 73 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 48 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 Sukhatal
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 16 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 48 km
District headquarters Durg 73 km

Villages closest to Sukhatal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhatal village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 65th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Sukhatal village has 582 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhatal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Sukhatal is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhatal covers 407.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhatal falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sukhatal is Hathbandh, about 48 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sukhatal.

Sukhatal is about 73 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhatal is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 16 km away. Bemetāra is about 16 km away. Hathbandh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betar (2.9 km), Umariya (3.7 km) and Bera (4.0 km).

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

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