# Sukhari Kalan Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/sukhari-kalan/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Sukhari Kalan Sukhari Kalan is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,850 people in 388 households**, the 15th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,850people (2011) - 388households - 67.1%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Sukhari Kalan PIN code and other codes Sukhari Kalan falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sukhari Kalan from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)44 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)4 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 Sukhari Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhari Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amarwara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 14 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 Sukhari Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 78% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Sukhari Kalan Of every 100 households in Sukhari Kalan in 2011, 65 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sukhari Kalan · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **66% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****95%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****51%** **54% Television ****11%** **12% Mobile phone ****10%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **51% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sukhari Kalan? ■ Sukhari Kalan · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **970 Working population ****53.8%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 646 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (25%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (8%) 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 Amarwara - Khakra Chourai1,970 people - Banka Mukasa1,951 people - Sonpur1,934 people - Saliwada Sharda1,892 people - Borimal1,760 people - Dhoda Kuhi1,667 people - Manegaon1,638 people - Sajwa1,541 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sukhari Kalan from Chhindwara?44 km by road - What is the population of Sukhari Kalan?1,850 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sukhari Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sukhari Kalan?67.1% (Census 2011)