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About Suhia Village

Suhia is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 828 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 165.92 hectares
Population 1,559
Male Population 828
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Suhia compares

By the 2011 count Suhia is the 72nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 165.92 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Suhia

Suhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Suhia 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 Suhia from other places

Suhia lies about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 2.7 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 Suhia
Nearest railway station Kanki 2.7 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 15 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 15 km

Villages closest to Suhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Suhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Suhia village had a population of 1,559. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Suhia village has 828 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suhia has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Suhia is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suhia covers 165.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suhia falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Suhia is Kanki, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Suhia.

Suhia is about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suhia is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 2.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 12 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suhiasani (under 2 km), Mahishakhor (2.0 km) and Simulia (2.2 km).

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

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