# Sukhsena Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Sukhsena

Sukhsena is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,720 people in 1,634 households**, the 8th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 8,720people (2011)
- 1,634households
- 47.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Sukhsena PIN code and other codes

Sukhsena falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishunpu
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223343

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

## How far is Sukhsena from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)48 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)7 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 Sukhsena?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhonagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sukhsena known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 98% of the 949 hectares of village land is sown, and 820 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 Sukhsena

Of every 100 households in Sukhsena in 2011, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukhsena · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sukhsena?

■ Sukhsena · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**955

Working population ****40.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 38.4% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 566 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,149 (61%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (2%) · **■** Marginal 686 (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 Dhamdaha

- kukraun15,046 people
- Rajghat Grarail11,342 people
- Nirpur10,805 people
- Parasbani9,038 people
- Kukraun7,729 people
- Rupaspur Khagha6,475 people
- Chikni6,272 people
- Barkona6,185 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukhsena from Purnia?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhsena?8,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhsena in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhsena?47.1% (Census 2011)