# Sukhchain Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Sukhchain

Sukhchain is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801303**. The 2011 Census counted **101 people in 14 households**, the 91st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 101people (2011)
- 14households
- 84.9%literacy
- 801303PIN code

## Sukhchain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sukhchain is 801303.** Sukhchain falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code801303
- Gram panchayatBiswak
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244904

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

## How far is Sukhchain from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)43 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)6 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 Sukhchain?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhchain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Sukhchain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Sukhchain

Of every 100 households in Sukhchain in 2011, 7 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukhchain · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**79%

Tap water ****7%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sukhchain?

■ Sukhchain · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**921

Working population ****32.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 76.0% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (30%) · **■** Other work 8 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Islampur

- Saifabad384 people
- Gauspur362 people
- Milki340 people
- Madhukar Chak136 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sukhchain?801303
- How far is Sukhchain from Biharsharif?43 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhchain?101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhchain in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhchain?84.9% (Census 2011)