Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura # Sukhasan Sukhasan is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code 852115. The 2011 Census counted 2,483 people in 478 households, the 19th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 2,483 people (2011) - 478 households - 55.1% literacy - 852115 PIN code ## Sukhasan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sukhasan is 852115. Sukhasan falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code 852115 - Gram panchayat Sukhasan - Community development block Gwalpara - Census village code 226021 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sukhasan from nearby towns? - Gwalpara (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 25 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sukhasan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gwalpara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sukhasan known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include rice mills. About 98% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sukhasan Of every 100 households in Sukhasan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sukhasan · ■ Gwalpara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 8% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 69% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 40% 25% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 37% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 39% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sukhasan? ■ Sukhasan · ■ Gwalpara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 52.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 938 - Working population 31.2% 39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 43.9% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 208 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 406 (52%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 78 (10%) · ■ Marginal 80 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gwalpara - Bishunpur Amuana 3,348 people - Biswari 3,202 people - Rajpur Sarsandi 3,059 people - Sindwari 2,892 people - Kalotaha 2,414 people - Birgaon 2,057 people - Birgaon 2,026 people - Parsi 2,008 people All 51 villages in Gwalpara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sukhasan? 852115 - How far is Sukhasan from Madhepura? 25 km by road - What is the population of Sukhasan? 2,483 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sukhasan in? Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sukhasan? 55.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/sukhasan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.