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About Sukrala Village

Sukrala is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 40 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukrala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 13.2 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 40
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukrala compares

By the 2011 count Sukrala is the 262nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 13.2 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1091.

Getting to Sukrala

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

Sukrala lies about 30 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 21 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 Sukrala
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 21 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 30 km
Nearest town Talwāra 37 km

Villages closest to Sukrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukrala village had a population of 76. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Sukrala village has 40 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukrala has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Sukrala is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukrala covers 13.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukrala falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukrala is Amb Andaura, about 21 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 village for Sukrala.

Sukrala is about 30 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukrala is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 9.5 km away. Amb Andaura is about 21 km away. Hamirpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniala (1.8 km), Damoti (2.2 km) and Rakkar (2.8 km).

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

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