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About Sukral Village

Sukral is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 357 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukral village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184204
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 357
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukral compares

By the 2011 count Sukral is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sukral

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

Sukral lies about 32 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 28 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 Sukral
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 28 km
District headquarters Kathua 32 km

Villages closest to Sukral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukral village had a population of 717. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Sukral village has 357 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukral has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sukral is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukral covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukral falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sukral is Budhi, about 28 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 Sukral.

Sukral is about 32 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukral is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 4.7 km away. Budhi is about 28 km away. Kathua is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danjisdhar (under 2 km), Dharalta (under 2 km) and Dhardugun (under 2 km).

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

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