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About Sukna Village

Sukna is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 174 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 61.5 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 174
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukna compares

By the 2011 count Sukna is the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 61.5 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sukna

Sukna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sukna as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukna from other places

Sukna lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gankar, about 8.3 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 Sukna
Nearest railway station Gankar 8.3 km
Nearest town Jangipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Sukna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Sukna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukna village had a population of 338. That makes it the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Sukna village has 174 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukna has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sukna is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukna covers 61.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sukna falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sukna is Gankar, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukna.

Sukna is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukna is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gankar is about 8.3 km away. Jangipur is about 12 km away. Mayureswar I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Kalikapur (7.5 km), Idrakpur (13 km) and Fatehpur (14 km).

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

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