About Sukna Pratham Khanda Village

Sukna Pratham Khanda is a large village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,606, made up of 1,256 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukna Pratham Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukna Pratham Khanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kurseong
Pincode	734009
Area (hectares)	24.69 hectares
Population	2,606
Male Population	1,256
Female Population	1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sukna Pratham Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Sukna Pratham Khanda is the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 24.69 hectares work out to about 106 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sukna Pratham Khanda

Sukna Pratham Khanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sukna Pratham Khanda 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukna Pratham Khanda from other places

Sukna Pratham Khanda lies about 29 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sukna, about under 2 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 Pratham Khanda
Nearest railway station	Sukna	under 2 km
Nearest town	Siliguri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kurseong	14 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	29 km

Villages closest to Sukna Pratham Khanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurseong 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 Pratham Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukna Pratham Khanda village had a population of 2,606. That makes it the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Sukna Pratham Khanda village has 1,256 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukna Pratham Khanda has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sukna Pratham Khanda is 734009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukna Pratham Khanda covers 24.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 106 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sukna Pratham Khanda falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sukna Pratham Khanda is Sukna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sukna Pratham Khanda.

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

Sukna Pratham Khanda is in Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district. Sukna is about under 2 km away. Siliguri is about 11 km away. Kurseong is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukna (under 2 km), Sukna Forest (under 2 km) and Tindharia Tea Garden (7.7 km).

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