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About Sukkhapur Village

Sukkhapur is a small village in Bijnor tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 179 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.2 hectares hectares.

Sukkhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukkhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Bijnor
Area (hectares) 546.2 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 179
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukkhapur compares

By the 2011 count Sukkhapur is the 286th largest of the 366 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 546.2 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Sukkhapur

Sukkhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sukkhapur as Available within <5 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 Sukkhapur from other places

Sukkhapur lies about 25 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Balawali, about 5.6 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 Sukkhapur
Nearest railway station Balawali 5.6 km
Nearest town Mandāwar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijnor 25 km

Villages closest to Sukkhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukkhapur village had a population of 325. That makes it the 286th largest of the 366 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Sukkhapur village has 179 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukkhapur has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Sukkhapur covers 546.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukkhapur falls under Bijnor tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukkhapur is Balawali, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukkhapur.

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

Sukkhapur is in Bijnor tehsil of Bijnor district. Balawali is about 5.6 km away. Mandāwar is about 13 km away. Bijnor is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saifpur Bangar (under 2 km), Bhagwatipur (1.5 km) and Manwala (2.1 km).

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

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