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About Suktoli Village

Suktoli is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 79 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suktoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suktoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 67.82 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 79
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
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 Suktoli compares

By the 2011 count Suktoli is the 71st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 67.82 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Suktoli

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

Suktoli lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Suktoli
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 6.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 19 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 48 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 91 km

Villages closest to Suktoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suktoli village had a population of 179. That makes it the 71st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Suktoli village has 79 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suktoli has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Suktoli is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suktoli covers 67.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suktoli falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Suktoli is Kotdwara, 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 Suktoli.

Suktoli is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suktoli is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 6.4 km away. Chamoli is about 19 km away. Srīnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kola Dungari (under 2 km), Sumalt (under 2 km) and Bangri (under 2 km).

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

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