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About Sugda Village

Sugda is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 359 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.73 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 Nagri
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 137.73 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 359
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sugda compares

By the 2011 count Sugda is the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 137.73 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sugda

Sugda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sugda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Piska 4.1 km
Nearest town Rātu 12 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 Nagri 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 714. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Sugda village has 359 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sugda has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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

Sugda covers 137.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sugda falls under Nagri 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Nagri is about 1.8 km away. Piska is about 4.1 km away. Rātu 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 Saher (under 2 km), Barsa (under 2 km) and Basila (under 2 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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