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About Sukhahar Village

Sukhahar is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 186 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 186
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukhahar compares

By the 2011 count Sukhahar is the 64th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sukhahar

The census records public bus service for Sukhahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sukhahar from other places

Sukhahar lies about 29 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 3.5 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 Sukhahar
Nearest railway station Murli Halt 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 3.7 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 3.7 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 29 km

Villages closest to Sukhahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhahar village had a population of 365. That makes it the 64th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Sukhahar village has 186 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhahar has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sukhahar is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhahar covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukhahar falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukhahar is Murli Halt, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukhahar.

Sukhahar is about 29 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhahar is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 3.5 km away. Rajmahal is about 3.7 km away. Rājmahal is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Juma Bag (under 2 km) and Nageswar Bag (under 2 km).

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

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