About Sukana Village

Sukana is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 104 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	58.67 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	104
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,202
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 Sukana compares

By the 2011 count Sukana is the 106th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 58.67 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Sukana

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

Sukana lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 51 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 Sukana
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	14 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	26 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	51 km

Villages closest to Sukana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukana village had a population of 229. That makes it the 106th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sukana village has 104 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukana has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Sukana is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukana covers 58.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukana falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukana is Kathgodam, about 51 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 Sukana.

Sukana is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukana is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.