# Sukaran Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Sukaran

Sukaran is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 126 households**, the 59th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 580people (2011)
- 126households
- 83.8%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Sukaran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sukaran is 176125.** Sukaran falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012027

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

## How far is Sukaran from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)62 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)28 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 Sukaran?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sukaran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Sakari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sukaran known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 78% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sukaran

Of every 100 households in Sukaran in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sukaran · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**50%

Use banking services ****95%**

**94%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Sukaran?

■ Sukaran · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1231**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**904

Working population ****24.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 79.9% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 29 (20%) · **■** Marginal 113 (80%)

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 Baijnath

- Chakol Behru604 people
- Suja597 people
- Hardi585 people
- Sahel584 people
- Karnathu574 people
- Mandehr Khurd564 people
- Narghor560 people
- Kunsal Upperli552 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sukaran?176125
- How far is Sukaran from Dharmsala?62 km by road
- What is the population of Sukaran?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukaran in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sukaran?83.8% (Census 2011)