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About Sukharia Village

Sukharia is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,889, made up of 2,045 males and 1,844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 222.98 hectares
Population 3,889
Male Population 2,045
Female Population 1,844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukharia compares

By the 2011 count Sukharia is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 222.98 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sukharia

Sukharia 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 Sukharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Serpur, Sija, Simulia and Somra. 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 Sukharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukharia village had a population of 3,889. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Sukharia village has 2,045 males and 1,844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukharia has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sukharia is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukharia covers 222.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sukharia falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sukharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Sukharia is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli 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 Sukharia today is likely to be higher.

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