About Sukrala Village

Sukrala is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 257 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177108
Area (hectares)	54.95 hectares
Population	512
Male Population	257
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 16th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 54.95 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

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 31 km from Kangra, 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
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	30 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 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 Rakkar 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 Sukrala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukrala village had a population of 512. That makes it the 16th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sukrala village has 257 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukrala has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Sukrala is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukrala covers 54.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukrala falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra 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 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukrala is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 21 km away. Rakkar is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.