About Suknal Village

Suknal is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 303 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suknal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suknal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	43.84 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	303
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Suknal compares

By the 2011 count Suknal is the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 43.84 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Suknal

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

Suknal lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Suknal
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	37 km

Villages closest to Suknal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suknal village had a population of 577. That makes it the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Suknal village has 303 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suknal has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Suknal is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suknal covers 43.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suknal falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suknal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Suknal.

Suknal is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suknal is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 1.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.