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About Sukunpur Village

Sukunpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 275 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.99 hectares hectares.

Sukunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 46.99 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 275
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukunpur compares

By the 2011 count Sukunpur is the 290th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 46.99 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sukunpur

Sukunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sukunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sukunpur from other places

Sukunpur lies about 145 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, about 3.3 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 Sukunpur
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 11 km
Nearest town Phulpur 19 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 145 km

Villages closest to Sukunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukunpur village had a population of 552. That makes it the 290th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Sukunpur village has 275 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukunpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Sukunpur covers 46.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukunpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sukunpur is Gaura railway station, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukunpur.

Sukunpur is about 145 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukunpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Gaura railway station is about 3.3 km away. Jakhania is about 11 km away. Phulpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baram Pur (under 2 km), Pahalwanpur (under 2 km) and Sikndarpur (2.0 km).

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

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