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About Sukta Village

Sukta is a mid sized village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,824, made up of 959 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1047.69 hectares hectares.

Sukta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Area (hectares) 1047.69 hectares
Population 1,824
Male Population 959
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukta compares

By the 2011 count Sukta is the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 1047.69 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Sukta

Sukta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukta as Available within village. 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 Sukta from other places

Sukta lies about 58 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kuslamb, about 32 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 Sukta
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kuslamb 32 km
Nearest town Barshi 33 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 58 km

Villages closest to Sukta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukta village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Sukta village has 959 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukta has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Sukta covers 1047.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukta falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sukta is Kuslamb, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukta.

Sukta is about 58 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukta is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 8.1 km away. Kuslamb is about 32 km away. Barshi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rameshwar (2.0 km), Padoli (2.4 km) and Songiri (3.6 km).

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

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