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About Sukri Village

Sukri is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 286 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 92.33 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 286
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukri compares

By the 2011 count Sukri is the 57th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 92.33 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Sukri

Sukri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sukri as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukri from other places

Sukri lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 47 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 Sukri
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 5.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 47 km

Villages closest to Sukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukri village had a population of 550. That makes it the 57th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Sukri village has 286 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukri has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Sukri is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukri covers 92.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukri falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukri is Harrawala, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sukri.

Sukri is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukri is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 5.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudiyal Gaon (under 2 km), Kharoli (under 2 km) and Kuran (under 2 km).

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

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