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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sukhsena is a village in Jalalpur mandal, Saran district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,153 across 175 households, with a literacy rate of 63.2%. The village is located at 25.167°N, 87.807°E.
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- LGD code
- 233501
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population
- 1,153
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1016 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 247
- Distance to district centre
- 210 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 149 km
- Distance to Patna
- 272 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 294 km
- Nearest railway station
- Maharajpur · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhutni Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sukhsena compares
By population, Sukhsena ranks #45 of 71 villages in Jalalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.2%
+6.0% vs mandal average
Sukhsena63.2%
Jalalpur mandal57.2%
Saran district54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+52 vs mandal average
Sukhsena1,016
Jalalpur mandal964
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
Sukhsena6.6
Jalalpur mandal6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sukhsena at a glance
Sukhsena is a village of 1,153 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Jalalpur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 45th-largest of 71 villages in Jalalpur block. Literacy is 63%, 6 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. It lies 210 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Sukhsena, the nearest town, 7 km from Maharajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841403, served by Baniapur post office; the LGD village code is 233501. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhutni Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,937 in 2026, up 68% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nawada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhsena · this village | 1,153 | 63% | — |
| Sukhsena · Barhara | 13,235 | 50% | 0 km N |
| Sukhsena · Dhamdaha | 8,720 | 38% | 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 |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sukhsena
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nawada
- Total area (ha)
- 64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sukhsena
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Key facts — Sukhsena
- LGD code
- 233501
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,153
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,937
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1016
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.16683°N, 87.80654°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Simri Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Jalalpur
Getting there
How to reach Sukhsena
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna272 kmcapital
- Kolkata294 km
- Delhi1118 km
- Hyderabad1296 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMaharajpur7 km
- Hospital / PHCBhutni Hospital5 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil34 km
- CollegeD S College46 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station40 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)