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About Sukhed Village

Sukhed is a mid sized village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 932 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 930.35 hectares hectares.

Sukhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 930.35 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 932
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukhed compares

By the 2011 count Sukhed is the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 930.35 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sukhed

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

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 Sukhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhed village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Sukhed village has 932 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhed has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Sukhed covers 930.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukhed falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sukhed notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukhed.

Sukhed is in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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