# Sukela Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhargama, Araria 

# Sukela

Sukela is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,893 people in 331 households**, the 30th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,893people (2011)
- 331households
- 48.5%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Sukela PIN code and other codes

Sukela falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSukela
- Community development blockBhargama
- Census village code221646

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sukela from nearby towns?

- Bhargama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)42 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)42 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sukela?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sukela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sukela known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sukela

Of every 100 households in Sukela in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukela · ■ Bhargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sukela?

■ Sukela · ■ Bhargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**940

Working population ****43.2%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 35.1% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 331 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhargama

- Tharua Patti2,366 people
- Hatibala2,351 people
- Bisaria Patti1,978 people
- Bhattaon Kamat1,946 people
- Nawalganj Pitamber1,752 people
- Hingua Patti1,731 people
- Baija Patti1,597 people
- Pranpath Patti1,491 people

[All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukela from Araria?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sukela?1,893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukela in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukela?48.5% (Census 2011)