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About Suklara Village

Suklara is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,730, made up of 1,877 males and 1,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1069.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suklara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suklara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 1069.19 hectares
Population 3,730
Male Population 1,877
Female Population 1,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suklara compares

By the 2011 count Suklara is the 7th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 1069.19 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Suklara

Suklara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suklara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Suklara from other places

Suklara lies about 16 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Kantadih railway station, about 6.3 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 Suklara
Nearest railway station Kantadih railway station 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Purulia I 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 16 km

Villages closest to Suklara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purulia I 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 Suklara

As per the Census of India 2011, Suklara village had a population of 3,730. That makes it the 7th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Suklara village has 1,877 males and 1,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suklara has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Suklara is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suklara covers 1069.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suklara falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Suklara is Kantadih railway station, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suklara.

Suklara is about 16 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suklara is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district. Kantadih railway station is about 6.3 km away. Purulia I is about 16 km away. Puruliya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanaijuri (17 km), Sindri (27 km) and Baghudi (30 km).

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

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