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About Sugnu Village

Sugnu is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,443, made up of 1,725 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sugnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sugnu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 615.82 hectares
Population 3,443
Male Population 1,725
Female Population 1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sugnu compares

By the 2011 count Sugnu is the 18th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 615.82 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sugnu

Sugnu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sugnu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sugnu from other places

Sugnu lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 2.8 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 Sugnu
Nearest railway station Mesra 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km

Villages closest to Sugnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sugnu village had a population of 3,443. That makes it the 18th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Sugnu village has 1,725 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sugnu has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sugnu is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sugnu covers 615.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sugnu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sugnu is Mesra, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sugnu.

Sugnu is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sugnu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Mesra is about 2.8 km away. Kanke is about 10 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardaga (under 2 km), Lalganj (under 2 km) and Pertol (1.6 km).

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

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