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About Suketi Village

Suketi is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 201 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suketi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suketi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175123
Area (hectares) 65.39 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 201
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suketi compares

By the 2011 count Suketi is the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 65.39 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Suketi

The census records public bus service for Suketi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suketi from other places

Suketi lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 53 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 Suketi
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 53 km

Villages closest to Suketi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Suketi

As per the Census of India 2011, Suketi village had a population of 412. That makes it the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Suketi village has 201 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suketi has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Suketi is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suketi covers 65.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suketi falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suketi is Summer Hill, about 53 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suketi.

Suketi is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suketi is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapnali (under 2 km), Thacha Dhar (under 2 km) and D P F Dugha Kaliun (1.7 km).

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

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