Sukhsena observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Sukhsena is a village in Dhamdaha mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 8,720 across 1,634 households. The village has a literacy rate of 38% and is identified by PIN code 854205.
By population, Sukhsena ranks #8 of 81 villages in Dhamdaha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sukhsena is a village of 8,720 people in 1,634 households (Census 2011) in Dhamdaha block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 81 villages in Dhamdaha block. Literacy is 38%, 5 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 130 km from the Purnia district centre, 0 km from Sukhsena, the nearest town, 7 km from Maharajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854205, served by Dhamdaha post office; the LGD village code is 223343. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhutni Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is USHA DEVI, and the village votes in Sonbarsha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ratnesh Sada. The population is estimated at 1,937 in 2026, down 78% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bishanpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhsena · this village | 8,720 | 38% | — |
| Sukhsena · Barhara | 13,235 | 50% | 0 km N |
| Sukhsena · Jalalpur | 1,153 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Sukhsena · Manikchak | 1,502 | 24% | 0 km N |
| Shobhanathpur · Manikchak | 0 | — | 0.5 km NW |
| Harachandapur · Manikchak | 8,191 | 44% | 1.5 km SE |
| Rambari · Manikchak | 201 | 9% | 2 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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