# Sukanda Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malegaon, Washim 

# Sukanda

Sukanda is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,873 people in 465 households**, the 23rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,873people (2011)
- 465households
- 81.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Sukanda PIN code and other codes

Sukanda falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalegaon
- Census village code530606

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

## How far is Sukanda from nearby towns?

- Malegaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)28 km by road
- Washim (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 Sukanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Washim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sukanda known for?

About 88% of the 1,093 hectares of village land is sown, and 850 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 Sukanda

Of every 100 households in Sukanda in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukanda · ■ Malegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****20%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**59%

Television ****27%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

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 Sukanda?

■ Sukanda · ■ Malegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**839

Working population ****56.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 412 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 208 (20%)

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 Malegaon

- Chandas2,016 people
- Davha1,987 people
- Pangrabandi1,986 people
- Kalambeshwar1,896 people
- Amana1,808 people
- Yeranda1,794 people
- Khirda1,744 people
- Borgaon1,696 people

[All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukanda from Washim?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sukanda?1,873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukanda in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sukanda?81.1% (Census 2011)