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About Sugapahari Village

Sugapahari is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 694 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, 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 Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 514.67 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 694
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 514.67 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sugapahari

Sugapahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sugapahari as Available within <5 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 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 8.2 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
Nearest railway station Harinsing 8.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Sugapahari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 1,356. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sugapahari village has 694 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sugapahari has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sugapahari is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sugapahari covers 514.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sugapahari falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sugapahari is Harinsing, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sugapahari.

Sugapahari is about 32 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 8.2 km away. Rampur Hat is about 27 km away. Masalia 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 Uganpahari (under 2 km), Gamra (under 2 km) and Dundia (2.5 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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