About Sukahr Village

Sukahr is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 321 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177103
Area (hectares)	277.45 hectares
Population	685
Male Population	321
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,134
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukahr compares

By the 2011 count Sukahr is the 50th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 277.45 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Sukahr

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

Sukahr lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 13 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 Sukahr
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Chintpurni Marg	13 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km

Villages closest to Sukahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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.

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Common questions about Sukahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukahr village had a population of 685. That makes it the 50th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Sukahr village has 321 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukahr has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Sukahr is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukahr covers 277.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukahr falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukahr is Chintpurni Marg, about 13 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 Sukahr.

Sukahr is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukahr is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 10 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.