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About Sukda Village

Sukda is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 193 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 145.52 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 193
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukda compares

By the 2011 count Sukda is the 176th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 145.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1018.

Getting to Sukda

Sukda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sukda from other places

Sukda lies about 108 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 46 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 Sukda
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 21 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 46 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 108 km

Villages closest to Sukda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukda village had a population of 370. That makes it the 176th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Sukda village has 193 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukda has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Sukda is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukda covers 145.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukda falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sukda is Dungripali, about 46 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 <5 km distance for Sukda.

Sukda is about 108 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukda is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 21 km away. Dungripali is about 46 km away. Mahasamund is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Artunda (under 2 km), Banobhatha (1.8 km) and Gerra (1.8 km).

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

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