About Sukna Village

Sukna is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 781 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, 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	Mohammad Bazar
Pincode	731127
Area (hectares)	213.63 hectares
Population	1,534
Male Population	781
Female Population	753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukna compares

By the 2011 count Sukna is the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 213.63 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sukna

Sukna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukna 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 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	Mohammad Bazar	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 Mohammad Bazar 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.

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Common questions about Sukna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukna village had a population of 1,534. That makes it the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Sukna village has 781 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukna has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sukna is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukna covers 213.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukna falls under Mohammad Bazar 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gankar is about 8.3 km away. Jangipur is about 12 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.