# Sunkher Village, Lateri, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lateri, Vidisha 

# Sunkher

Sunkher is a village in Lateri sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,473 people in 343 households**, the 17th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,473people (2011)
- 343households
- 63.5%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Sunkher PIN code and other codes

Sunkher falls in Lateri sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLateri
- Census village code480508

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

## How far is Sunkher from nearby towns?

- Lateri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)98 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 Sunkher?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sunkher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lateri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sunkher known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 89% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Sunkher

Of every 100 households in Sunkher in 2011, 38 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sunkher · ■ Lateri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sunkher?

■ Sunkher · ■ Lateri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**927

Working population ****28.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 151 (36%)

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 Lateri

- Okhli Kheda1,612 people
- Tiloni1,574 people
- Kolua Pathar1,503 people
- Rusiya1,489 people
- Nenwas Kalan1,380 people
- Khachhi Kheda1,346 people
- Mahoti1,342 people
- Danwas1,279 people

[All 194 villages in Lateri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/lateri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sunkher from Vidisha?98 km by road
- What is the population of Sunkher?1,473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sunkher in?Vidisha district (Lateri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sunkher?63.5% (Census 2011)
