# Sukhet Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# Sukhet

Sukhet is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,792 people in 1,164 households**, the 8th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 5,792people (2011)
- 1,164households
- 55.7%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Sukhet PIN code and other codes

Sukhet falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSukhet
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220725

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

## How far is Sukhet from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)3 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 Sukhet?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sukhet known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Sukhet

Of every 100 households in Sukhet in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukhet · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**43%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sukhet?

■ Sukhet · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**956

Working population ****44.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 43.5% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2,154 (83%)

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 Jhanjharpur

- Kothia Bharaul8,938 people
- Lohna7,060 people
- Chanauraganj6,295 people
- Lawani6,270 people
- kharrak5,694 people
- Sarbsima5,285 people
- Simra5,163 people
- Godhanpur5,090 people

[All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukhet from Madhubani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhet?5,792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhet in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhet?55.7% (Census 2011)