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About Sukivali Village

Sukivali is a large village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,049 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 819 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415621, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415621
Area (hectares) 819 hectares
Population 2,196
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukivali compares

By the 2011 count Sukivali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 819 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Sukivali

Sukivali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sukivali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukivali from other places

Sukivali lies about 82 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 1.7 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 Sukivali
Nearest railway station Khed 1.7 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 23 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 82 km

Villages closest to Sukivali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukivali village had a population of 2,196. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Sukivali village has 1,049 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukivali has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Sukivali is 415621. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukivali covers 819 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukivali falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sukivali is Khed, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukivali.

Sukivali is about 82 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukivali is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about 1.7 km away. Chiplūn is about 23 km away. Ratnagiri is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharana Naka (under 2 km), Bharane (under 2 km) and Khed (2.9 km).

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

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