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About Sukhsal Village

Sukhsal is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 175 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhsal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175003
Area (hectares) 103.21 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 175
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhsal compares

By the 2011 count Sukhsal is the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 103.21 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Sukhsal

Sukhsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukhsal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sukhsal from other places

Sukhsal lies about 60 km from Mandi. 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 Sukhsal
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 60 km

Villages closest to Sukhsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhsal village had a population of 353. That makes it the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Sukhsal village has 175 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhsal has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Sukhsal is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhsal covers 103.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhsal falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sukhsal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukhsal.

Sukhsal is about 60 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhsal is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 20 km away. Kotli is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taryasal (under 2 km), Kalothar (8.0 km) and Nalsan (11 km).

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

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