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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Geeta
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- LGD code
- 166251
- Pincode
- 224189
- Post office
- Deorhi
- Population
- 2,620
- Households
- 442
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 687
Census 2011 · in context
How Sukhawa compares
By population, Sukhawa ranks #50 of 158 villages in Sohawal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.3%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Sukhawa56.3%
Sohawal mandal59.7%
Ayodhya district58.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−34 vs mandal average
Sukhawa928
Sohawal mandal962
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Sukhawa5.9
Sohawal mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sukhawa at a glance
Sukhawa is a village of 2,620 people in 442 households (Census 2011) in Sohawal tehsil, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 158 villages in Sohawal tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 224189, served by Deorhi post office; the LGD village code is 166251. The sarpanch is Geeta, and the village votes in Kursi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sakendra Pratap Verma. The population is estimated at 3,089 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sukhawa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- FAIZABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOKAWAN
- Total area (ha)
- 270.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 203.12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sukhawa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sukhawa
- LGD code
- 166251
- Pincode
- 224189
- Post office
- Deorhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,620
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,089
- Households
- 442
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barabanki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kursi
- Member of Parliament
- Tanuj Punia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sakendra Pratap Verma
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Geeta
- Block / Mandal
- Sohawal
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 224189
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)