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About Sukhad Village

Sukhad is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 730 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.88 hectares hectares.

Sukhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 257.88 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 730
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Sukhad compares

By the 2011 count Sukhad is the 48th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 257.88 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sukhad

Sukhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sukhad 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 Sukhad from other places

Sukhad lies about 83 km from Shahdol. 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 Sukhad
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 2.3 km
Nearest town Beohāri 2.3 km
District headquarters Shahdol 83 km

Villages closest to Sukhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhad village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 48th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Sukhad village has 730 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhad has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Sukhad covers 257.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhad falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sukhad notes the nearest railway station 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 Sukhad.

Sukhad is about 83 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhad is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 2.3 km away. Beohāri is about 2.3 km away. Shahdol is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukha (under 2 km), Beohari Khurd (2.3 km) and Chhiraha (2.4 km).

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

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