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About Sukh Chainpur Village

Sukh Chainpur is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 241 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukh Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukh Chainpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 241
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukh Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Sukh Chainpur is the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sukh Chainpur

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

Sukh Chainpur lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 44 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 Sukh Chainpur
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 19 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest railway station Jagadhri Workshop 44 km

Villages closest to Sukh Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Sukh Chainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukh Chainpur village had a population of 439. That makes it the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Sukh Chainpur village has 241 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukh Chainpur has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sukh Chainpur is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukh Chainpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukh Chainpur falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukh Chainpur is Jagadhri Workshop, about 44 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 Sukh Chainpur.

Sukh Chainpur is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukh Chainpur is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 19 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phandi Boriwala (1.5 km), Kolar (1.9 km) and Kodewala (3.2 km).

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

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