# Sukhara Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Sukhara

Sukhara is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,203 people in 169 households**, the 70th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,203people (2011)
- 169households
- 76.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Sukhara PIN code and other codes

Sukhara falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaradih
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251373

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

## How far is Sukhara from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)54 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)19 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 Sukhara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhawani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Sukhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Sukhara

Of every 100 households in Sukhara in 2011, 13 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukhara · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****53%**

**66%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sukhara?

■ Sukhara · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**926

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 40% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (25%) · **■** Marginal 94 (26%)

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 Karakat

- Dehra1,291 people
- Bharat Kasba1,288 people
- Kopa1,238 people
- Jagdishpur1,236 people
- Koni1,182 people
- Pipra1,159 people
- Sarbanand Dehri1,122 people
- Gorakh Parasi1,120 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukhara from Sasaram?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhara?1,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhara in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhara?76.5% (Census 2011)