# Suktara Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Suktara

Suktara is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 138 households**, the 148th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 631people (2011)
- 138households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Suktara PIN code and other codes

Suktara falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498163

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?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)108 km by road
- Malajkhand (nearest town)16 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?

9 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandrai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Suktara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and kodu**. About 85% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 18 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suktara · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**981

Working population ****54.7%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.0% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 324 (94%)

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 Baihar

- Lud651 people
- Sundarwahi649 people
- Bhadgaon636 people
- Hirapur631 people
- Malumjhola630 people
- Banna627 people
- Bamhni619 people
- Khirsadi615 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Suktara from Balaghat?108 km by road
- What is the population of Suktara?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suktara in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Suktara?77.2% (Census 2011)