# Suktara Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham 

# Suktara

Suktara is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 204 households**, the 37th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 204households
- 60.2%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Suktara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Suktara is 491227.** Suktara falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatSuktara
- Community development blockSahaspur Lohara
- Census village code439675

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

## How far is Suktara from nearby towns?

- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sahaspur-Lohara (nearest town)10 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 Suktara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silhari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sahaspur Lohara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Suktara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 90% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Suktara

Of every 100 households in Suktara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Suktara · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Suktara?

■ Suktara · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**991

Working population ****60.6%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 43.9% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 567 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 74 (11%)

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 Sahaspur Lohara

- Rakse1,181 people
- Singhauri1,170 people
- Surajpur1,169 people
- Achanakpur1,166 people
- Bandha Tola1,155 people
- Pawantara1,147 people
- Kohadiya1,110 people
- Biranpur1,084 people

[All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Suktara?491227
- How far is Suktara from Kawardha?33 km by road
- What is the population of Suktara?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suktara in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Suktara?60.2% (Census 2011)
