# Sukhlewa Village, Barhat, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhat, Jamui 

# Sukhlewa

Sukhlewa is a village in Barhat sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 147 households**, the 21st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 836people (2011)
- 147households
- 71.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Sukhlewa PIN code and other codes

Sukhlewa falls in Barhat sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBariarpur
- Community development blockBarhat
- Census village code258772

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

## How far is Sukhlewa from nearby towns?

- Barhat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)13 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)13 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 Sukhlewa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhlewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sukhlewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Sukhlewa

Of every 100 households in Sukhlewa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukhlewa · ■ Barhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sukhlewa?

■ Sukhlewa · ■ Barhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**944

Working population ****45.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 63.2% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (53%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (20%)

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 Barhat

- Phulwaria1,378 people
- Lakra1,303 people
- Achhra1,100 people
- Bangawan929 people
- Tola Gurmha702 people
- Nasrichak471 people
- Narsota412 people
- Tola Chormara353 people

[All 43 villages in Barhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/barhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukhlewa from Jamui?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhlewa?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhlewa in?Jamui district (Barhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhlewa?71.1% (Census 2011)