About Sukhi Village

Sukhi is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 88 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhi village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	445.04 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	88
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Sukhi compares

By the 2011 count Sukhi is the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 445.04 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sukhi

Sukhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sukhi 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 Sukhi from other places

Sukhi lies about 39 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 138 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 Sukhi
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	16 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	39 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	96 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	138 km

Villages closest to Sukhi

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

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Common questions about Sukhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhi village had a population of 174. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Sukhi village has 88 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhi has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Sukhi is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhi covers 445.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukhi falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukhi is Ramnagar, about 138 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 Sukhi.

Sukhi is about 39 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhi is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 39 km away. Srīnagar is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.