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About Sukalya Village

Sukalya is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 429 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares.

Sukalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukalya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 429
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukalya compares

By the 2011 count Sukalya is the 94th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sukalya

Sukalya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sukalya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukalya from other places

Sukalya lies about 50 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 24 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 Sukalya
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 24 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 50 km

Villages closest to Sukalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukalya village had a population of 812. That makes it the 94th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Sukalya village has 429 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukalya has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Sukalya covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukalya falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukalya is Pachor Road, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukalya.

Sukalya is about 50 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukalya is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Narsinghgarh is about 22 km away. Pachor Road is about 24 km away. Rajgarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piplya Jiya (under 2 km), Hikmi (1.6 km) and Anwali (2.0 km).

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

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