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About Sukarra Village

Sukarra is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 288 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.31 hectares hectares.

Sukarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 332.31 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 288
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukarra compares

By the 2011 count Sukarra is the 73rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 332.31 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sukarra

Sukarra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sukarra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukarra from other places

Sukarra lies about 29 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 20 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 Sukarra
Nearest railway station Sorai 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 21 km
Nearest town Vidisha 23 km
District headquarters Raisen 29 km

Villages closest to Sukarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukarra village had a population of 541. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Sukarra village has 288 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukarra has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Sukarra covers 332.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukarra falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukarra is Sorai, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Sukarra.

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

Sukarra is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Sorai is about 20 km away. Gairatganj is about 21 km away. Vidisha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semrajerghati (1.9 km), Baber (2.1 km) and Jhirniya (2.1 km).

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

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