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About Sukali Village

Sukali is a large village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,268, made up of 1,123 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691.74 hectares hectares.

Sukali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 691.74 hectares
Population 2,268
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukali compares

By the 2011 count Sukali is the 18th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 691.74 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sukali

Sukali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukali from other places

Sukali lies about 19 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Road Junction, about 4.1 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 Sukali
Nearest railway station Tumsar Road Junction 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 9.0 km
District headquarters Bhandara 19 km

Villages closest to Sukali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukali village had a population of 2,268. That makes it the 18th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sukali village has 1,123 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukali has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Sukali covers 691.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukali falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sukali is Tumsar Road Junction, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sukali.

Sukali is about 19 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukali is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar Road Junction is about 4.1 km away. Tumsar is about 9.0 km away. Bhandara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhorwada (2.5 km), Mandhal (2.6 km) and Chargaon (3.5 km).

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

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