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About Sukhchauna Village

Sukhchauna is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 106 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhchauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhchauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 243.77 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 106
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukhchauna compares

By the 2011 count Sukhchauna is the 91st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 243.77 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Sukhchauna

Sukhchauna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sukhchauna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sukhchauna from other places

Sukhchauna lies about 34 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 91 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 Sukhchauna
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 21 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 91 km

Villages closest to Sukhchauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhchauna village had a population of 218. That makes it the 91st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Sukhchauna village has 106 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhchauna has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Sukhchauna is 263632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhchauna covers 243.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukhchauna falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukhchauna is Kathgodam, about 91 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sukhchauna.

Sukhchauna is about 34 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhchauna is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 21 km away. Bageshwar is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanoli (under 2 km), Gunthi (under 2 km) and Kheti (2.1 km).

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

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