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About Suknabad Village

Suknabad is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 110 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suknabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suknabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 178.3 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 110
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suknabad compares

By the 2011 count Suknabad is the 158th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 178.3 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Suknabad

Suknabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suknabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sitarampur, Siuli, Sonakanda and Sovarajpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Suknabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Suknabad village had a population of 209. That makes it the 158th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Suknabad village has 110 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suknabad has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Suknabad is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suknabad covers 178.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suknabad falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Suknabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suknabad.

Suknabad is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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