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About Sugda Village

Sugda is a mid sized village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 264 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sugda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sugda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 264
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sugda compares

By the 2011 count Sugda is the 23rd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 974.

Getting to Sugda

Sugda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sugda as Available within 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 Sugda from other places

Sugda lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 4.1 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 Sugda
Nearest railway station Piska 4.1 km
Nearest town Rātu 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Itki 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 15 km

Villages closest to Sugda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sugda village had a population of 539. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Sugda village has 264 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sugda has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sugda is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sugda covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sugda falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sugda is Piska, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sugda.

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

Sugda is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 4.1 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Itki is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindhani (2.9 km), Malar (3.2 km) and Kundi (4.0 km).

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

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