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About Sukairi Village

Sukairi is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 114 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukairi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176059
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 114
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukairi compares

By the 2011 count Sukairi is the 265th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sukairi

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

Sukairi lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 6.9 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 Sukairi
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 6.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km

Villages closest to Sukairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukairi village had a population of 214. That makes it the 265th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Sukairi village has 114 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukairi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Sukairi is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukairi covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukairi falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukairi is Palampur Himachal, about 6.9 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 village for Sukairi.

Sukairi is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukairi is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 3.1 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 6.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatarka (under 2 km), Nachher (under 2 km) and Bandla Khas (under 2 km).

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

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