# Sukhsan Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/sukhsan/ Village · Barari, Katihar # Sukhsan Sukhsan is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **19,690 people in 3,309 households**, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%. - 19,690people (2011) - 3,309households - 41.7%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Sukhsan PIN code and other codes Sukhsan falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSukhsan - Community development blockBarari - Census village code225537 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sukhsan from nearby towns? - Barari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)8 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)8 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 Sukhsan? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhsan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sukhsan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Sukhsan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 1,316 hectares of village land is sown, and 770 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 Sukhsan Of every 100 households in Sukhsan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sukhsan · ■ Barari rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **5% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **30% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****27%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sukhsan? ■ Sukhsan · ■ Barari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%** **51.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **958 Working population ****27.3%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.3% for men and 36.7% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,121 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,455 (46%) · **■** Household industry 25 (0%) · **■** Other work 345 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,423 (27%) 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 Barari - Barinagar26,505 people - Barari14,986 people - Bishunpur14,428 people - Mahna Chandpur12,800 people - Bakiasukhai11,908 people [All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sukhsan from Katihar?8 km by road - What is the population of Sukhsan?19,690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sukhsan in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sukhsan?41.7% (Census 2011)