About Sukumar Village

Sukumar is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 595 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukumar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kuru
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	277 hectares
Population	1,218
Male Population	595
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukumar compares

By the 2011 count Sukumar is the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sukumar

Sukumar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sukumar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sukumar from other places

Sukumar lies about 15 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 2.3 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 Sukumar
Nearest railway station	Barkichampi	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuru	6.4 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	15 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	15 km

Villages closest to Sukumar

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

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Common questions about Sukumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukumar village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Sukumar village has 595 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukumar has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sukumar is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukumar covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukumar falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukumar is Barkichampi, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukumar.

Sukumar is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukumar is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 2.3 km away. Kuru is about 6.4 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.