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About Suhela Village

Suhela is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,935, made up of 1,430 males and 1,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suhela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 496100
Area (hectares) 830.2 hectares
Population 2,935
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suhela compares

By the 2011 count Suhela is the 11th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 830.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Suhela

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

Suhela lies about 56 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 14 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 Suhela
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 14 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Suhela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suhela village had a population of 2,935. That makes it the 11th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Suhela village has 1,430 males and 1,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suhela has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Suhela is 496100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suhela covers 830.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suhela falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Suhela is Bhatapara, about 14 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 Suhela.

Suhela is about 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suhela is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 14 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Simga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basin (2.0 km), Padkidih (2.7 km) and Jhipan (3.1 km).

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

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