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About Sukhri Village

Sukhri is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 307 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 171.31 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 307
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhri compares

By the 2011 count Sukhri is the 110th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 171.31 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1014.

Getting to Sukhri

Sukhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukhri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sukhri from other places

Sukhri lies about 64 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 51 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 Sukhri
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 23 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 33 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 51 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 64 km

Villages closest to Sukhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhri village had a population of 598. That makes it the 110th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Sukhri village has 307 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sukhri is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhri covers 171.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhri falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sukhri is Rasmara, about 51 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 - 10 km distance for Sukhri.

Sukhri is about 64 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhri is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 23 km away. Khairāgarh is about 33 km away. Rasmara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardanda (under 2 km), Kashitola (under 2 km) and Bagur (1.9 km).

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

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