About Sukanda Village

Sukanda is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,873, made up of 971 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093 hectares hectares.

Sukanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukanda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Malegaon
Area (hectares)	1093 hectares
Population	1,873
Male Population	971
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukanda compares

By the 2011 count Sukanda is the 23rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 1093 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 925.

Getting to Sukanda

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

How far is Sukanda from other places

Sukanda lies about 25 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 8.2 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 Sukanda
Tehsil headquarters	Malegaon	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jaulka	8.2 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	19 km
District headquarters	Washim	25 km

Villages closest to Sukanda

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

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Common questions about Sukanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukanda village had a population of 1,873. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Sukanda village has 971 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukanda has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Sukanda covers 1093 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.

Sukanda falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sukanda is Jaulka, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Sukanda.

Sukanda is about 25 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukanda is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 7.1 km away. Jaulka is about 8.2 km away. Pātūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.