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About Sukhewala Village

Sukhewala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,345, made up of 692 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 152028
Area (hectares) 485.05 hectares
Population 1,345
Male Population 692
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhewala compares

By the 2011 count Sukhewala is the 49th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 485.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sukhewala

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

Sukhewala lies about 39 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 12 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 Sukhewala
Tehsil headquarters Zira 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Maheshari Sandhuan 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 39 km

Villages closest to Sukhewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhewala village had a population of 1,345. That makes it the 49th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sukhewala village has 692 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhewala has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sukhewala is 152028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhewala covers 485.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukhewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sukhewala is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 12 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 village for Sukhewala.

Sukhewala is about 39 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 3.5 km away. Maheshari Sandhuan is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratoul Bet (under 2 km), Mansurpur Deva (1.6 km) and Talwandi Mange Khan (2.2 km).

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

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