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About Sukar Village

Sukar is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 169 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144507
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 169
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukar compares

By the 2011 count Sukar is the 244th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sukar

Sukar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sukar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukar from other places

Sukar lies about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, 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 Sukar
Nearest railway station Malupota 8.2 km
Nearest town Banga 9.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 16 km

Villages closest to Sukar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukar village had a population of 331. That makes it the 244th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sukar village has 169 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sukar is 144507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukar covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukar falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sukar is Malupota, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sukar is about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukar is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Malupota is about 8.2 km away. Banga is about 9.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakimpur (1.8 km), Ratainda (2.3 km) and Sheikhupur (2.7 km).

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

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