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About Sukhanibasti Village

Sukhanibasti is a large village in Nagrakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,100, made up of 2,104 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukhanibasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhanibasti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Nagrakata
Pincode 735225
Area (hectares) 356.04 hectares
Population 4,100
Male Population 2,104
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukhanibasti compares

By the 2011 count Sukhanibasti is the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents. Its 356.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sukhanibasti

Sukhanibasti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sukhanibasti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sukhanibasti from other places

Sukhanibasti lies about 42 km from Jalpaiguri. 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 Sukhanibasti
Tehsil headquarters Nagrakata 1.5 km
Nearest town Goyerkāta 22 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 42 km

Villages closest to Sukhanibasti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrakata 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 Sukhanibasti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhanibasti village had a population of 4,100. That makes it the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents.

Sukhanibasti village has 2,104 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhanibasti has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sukhanibasti is 735225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukhanibasti covers 356.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhanibasti falls under Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sukhanibasti notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Sukhanibasti.

Sukhanibasti is about 42 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhanibasti is in Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Nagrakata is about 1.5 km away. Goyerkāta is about 22 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrakata (1.5 km), Nagrakata Tea Garden (1.5 km) and Jaldhaka Altadanga Tea Garden (16 km).

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

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