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About Sugapahari Village

Sugapahari is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 108 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sugapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sugapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 108
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sugapahari compares

By the 2011 count Sugapahari is the 77th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sugapahari

Sugapahari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sugapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sugapahari from other places

Sugapahari lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 22 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 Sugapahari
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 22 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Sugapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sugapahari village had a population of 226. That makes it the 77th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Sugapahari village has 108 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sugapahari has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sugapahari is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sugapahari covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sugapahari falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sugapahari is Harinsing, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sugapahari.

Sugapahari is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sugapahari is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 4.9 km away. Harinsing is about 22 km away. Nalhāti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banspahari (under 2 km), Janamdih (under 2 km) and Rambani (under 2 km).

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

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