Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Sukhai

Sukhai is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494669. The 2011 Census counted 517 people in 105 households, the 47th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.
- 517 people (2011)
- 105 households
- 66.7% literacy
- 494669 PIN code

## Sukhai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sukhai is 494669. Sukhai falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494669
- Gram panchayat Medo
- Community development block Durgkondal
- Census village code 447751

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sukhai from nearby towns?
- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sukhai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Durgukongdal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sukhai known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 56% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sukhai

Of every 100 households in Sukhai in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukhai · ■ Durgkondal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 72% 51%
- Toilet within the home 2% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 100%
- Use banking services 47% 35%
- Television 15% 7%
- Mobile phone 13% 9%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 10% 29%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sukhai?

■ Sukhai · ■ Durgkondal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 62.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1276 972
- Working population 73.1% 57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 75% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 197 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (19%) · ■ Other work 36 (10%) · ■ Marginal 72 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Durgkondal
- Gudum 547 people
- Eragaon 542 people
- Duwa 525 people
- Jhitkatola 522 people
- Marrampani 510 people
- Uikatola 507 people
- Jharripara 497 people
- Sadhumichgaon 497 people

All 150 villages in Durgkondal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sukhai? 494669
- How far is Sukhai from Kanker? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhai? 517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhai in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhai? 66.7% (Census 2011)

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