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About Sukwan Village

Sukwan is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,283, made up of 2,289 males and 1,994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1658.51 hectares hectares.

Sukwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 1658.51 hectares
Population 4,283
Male Population 2,289
Female Population 1,994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Sukwan compares

By the 2011 count Sukwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1658.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Sukwan

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

Sukwan lies about 22 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 17 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 Sukwan
Nearest town Nowgong 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 22 km

Villages closest to Sukwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukwan village had a population of 4,283. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Sukwan village has 2,289 males and 1,994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukwan has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Sukwan covers 1658.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukwan falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukwan is Ishanagar, about 17 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 Sukwan.

Sukwan is about 22 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukwan is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 7.7 km away. Ishanagar is about 17 km away. Chhatarpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purwa (2.6 km), Bara (3.3 km) and Kiratpura (3.6 km).

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

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