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About Sukhad Village

Sukhad is a large village in Prantij tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,166 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Prantij
Pincode 383205
Area (hectares) 331.49 hectares
Population 2,228
Male Population 1,166
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhad compares

By the 2011 count Sukhad is the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 331.49 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sukhad

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

Sukhad lies about 82 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Rakhiyal, about 12 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 Sukhad
Nearest railway station Rakhiyal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Prantij 13 km
Nearest town Prāntij 13 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 82 km

Villages closest to Sukhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhad village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Sukhad village has 1,166 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhad has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sukhad is 383205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhad covers 331.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhad falls under Prantij tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sukhad is Rakhiyal, about 12 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sukhad.

Sukhad is about 82 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhad is in Prantij tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Rakhiyal is about 12 km away. Prantij is about 13 km away. Prāntij is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katpur (under 2 km), Mahadevpura (2.2 km) and Ghadkan (3.4 km).

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

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