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About Sukki Village

Sukki is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 258 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukki village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 419.91 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 258
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukki compares

By the 2011 count Sukki is the 38th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 419.91 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sukki

Sukki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sukki from other places

Sukki lies about 39 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 100 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 Sukki
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 23 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 39 km
Nearest town Tehri 71 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 100 km

Villages closest to Sukki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukki village had a population of 525. That makes it the 38th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Sukki village has 258 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukki has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sukki is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukki covers 419.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sukki falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sukki is Dehradun, about 100 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sukki.

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

Sukki is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 23 km away. Uttarkashi is about 39 km away. Tehri is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purali (3.1 km), Harshil (4.6 km) and Dharali (8.7 km).

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

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