# Sukhi Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Sukhi

Sukhi is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,150 people in 253 households**, the 79th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,150people (2011)
- 253households
- 56.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Sukhi PIN code and other codes

Sukhi falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMusahari
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221550

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

## How far is Sukhi from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)20 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)10 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 Sukhi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sirsia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Sukhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. Products made here include rice mills and rassi. About 97% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 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 Sukhi

Of every 100 households in Sukhi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukhi · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sukhi?

■ Sukhi · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**955

Working population ****37.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 51.9% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (70%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Forbesganj

- Balua1,332 people
- Potri1,268 people
- Bishunpur1,264 people
- Asuri1,171 people
- Damadighi1,141 people
- Khamkol1,082 people
- Baghua1,079 people
- Bhawanipur941 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukhi from Araria?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhi?1,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhi in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhi?56.9% (Census 2011)