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About Sunkhra Village

Sunkhra is a small village in Sitarganj tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 107 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkhra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Sitarganj
Pincode 262311
Area (hectares) 116.63 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 107
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Sunkhra compares

By the 2011 count Sunkhra is the 111th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 116.63 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sunkhra

Sunkhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sunkhra 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 Sunkhra from other places

Sunkhra lies about 50 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatīma, about 13 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 Sunkhra
Tehsil headquarters Sitarganj 13 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Khatīma 13 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 50 km

Villages closest to Sunkhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkhra village had a population of 202. That makes it the 111th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Sunkhra village has 107 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkhra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sunkhra is 262311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkhra covers 116.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sunkhra falls under Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunkhra is Khatīma, about 13 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 Sunkhra.

Sunkhra is about 50 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkhra is in Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sitarganj is about 13 km away. Sitārganj is about 13 km away. Khatīma is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabadia (1.8 km), Nanakmatta (2.7 km) and Balkhera (2.7 km).

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

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