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About Sukho Majra Village

Sukho Majra is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 327 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukho Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukho Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 327
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukho Majra compares

By the 2011 count Sukho Majra is the 89th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sukho Majra

Sukho Majra 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 Sukho Majra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukho Majra from other places

Sukho Majra lies about 22 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is New Morinda Junction, about under 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 Sukho Majra
Nearest railway station New Morinda Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Morinda 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Sukho Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Sukho Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukho Majra village had a population of 615. That makes it the 89th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Sukho Majra village has 327 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukho Majra has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Sukho Majra is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukho Majra covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukho Majra falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sukho Majra is New Morinda Junction, about under 2 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 village for Sukho Majra.

Sukho Majra is about 22 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukho Majra is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. New Morinda Junction is about under 2 km away. Morinda is about 2.1 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalaki (under 2 km), Rambagh (under 2 km) and Rampur Mehrab (1.9 km).

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

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