# Sookha Village, Rithi, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rithi, Katni 

# Sookha

Sookha is a village in Rithi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 62 households**, the 96th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 62households
- 64.0%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Sookha PIN code and other codes

Sookha falls in Rithi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRithi
- Census village code488193

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

## How far is Sookha from nearby towns?

- Rithi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)60 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 Sookha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sookha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rithi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Sookha known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 21% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sookha

Of every 100 households in Sookha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sookha · ■ Rithi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**48%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****100%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sookha?

■ Sookha · ■ Rithi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**940

Working population ****53.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 49.5% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 130 (92%)

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 Rithi

- Kachhar Kheda312 people
- Mamar307 people
- Mamarpati283 people
- Badhaiya Khera275 people
- Khusra233 people
- Ghunghachi223 people
- Kanki221 people
- Raipura208 people

[All 116 villages in Rithi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/rithi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sookha from Katni?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sookha?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sookha in?Katni district (Rithi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sookha?64.0% (Census 2011)