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About Sukhan Village

Sukhan is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 113 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 98.61 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 113
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhan compares

By the 2011 count Sukhan is the 45th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 98.61 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sukhan

Sukhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukhan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Soriya, Suhli, Suhni and Sui Nichli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sukhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhan village had a population of 227. That makes it the 45th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Sukhan village has 113 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sukhan is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhan covers 98.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhan falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sukhan 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 km distance for Sukhan.

Sukhan is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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