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About Sukunia Village

Sukunia is a large village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,593, made up of 1,346 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 343.98 hectares
Population 2,593
Male Population 1,346
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sukunia compares

By the 2011 count Sukunia is the 10th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 343.98 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sukunia

Sukunia 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 Sukunia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sijua, Sillibari, Siuli Bar and Sonakandi. 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 Sukunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukunia village had a population of 2,593. That makes it the 10th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Sukunia village has 1,346 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukunia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sukunia is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sukunia covers 343.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukunia falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Sukunia is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Sukunia today is likely to be higher.

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