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About Sukhai Village

Sukhai is a small village in Satakha tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 223 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares.

Sukhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhai village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Zunheboto
Tehsil Satakha
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 223
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhai compares

By the 2011 count Sukhai is the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 534 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sukhai

Sukhai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sukhai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sukhai from other places

Sukhai lies about 9.6 km from Zunheboto, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 67 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 Sukhai
Tehsil headquarters Satakha 8.3 km
District headquarters Zunheboto 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 67 km

Villages closest to Sukhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhai village had a population of 474. That makes it the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 534 residents.

Sukhai village has 223 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhai has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Sukhai covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukhai falls under Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Sukhai is Molvom, about 67 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sukhai.

Sukhai is about 9.6 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhai is in Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district. Satakha is about 8.3 km away. Zunheboto is about 9.6 km away. Molvom is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Xuivi (3.9 km), Kivikhu (4.1 km) and Zhekiye (5.6 km).

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

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