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About Sukral Village

Sukral is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 39 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 145.03 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 39
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukral compares

By the 2011 count Sukral is the 157th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 145.03 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sukral

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

Sukral lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 9.9 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 Sukral
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 9.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Sukral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukral village had a population of 86. That makes it the 157th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Sukral village has 39 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukral has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sukral is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukral covers 145.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukral falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukral is Bharmar, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Sukral.

Sukral is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukral is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 5.3 km away. Bharmar is about 9.9 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhiri (under 2 km), Ring (under 2 km) and Kanjuha (under 2 km).

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

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