# Sukiur 'A' +'B' Village, Tsurungto, Tuensang (Nagaland)

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Village · Tsurungto, Tuensang 

# Sukiur 'A' +'B'

Sukiur 'A' +'B' is a village in Tsurungto sub-district of Tuensang district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **1,294 people in 305 households**, the 1st largest of 2 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 1,294people (2011)
- 305households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,216females per 1,000 males

## Sukiur 'A' +'B' PIN code and other codes

Sukiur 'A' +'B' falls in Tsurungto sub-district, Tuensang district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockShamator
- Census village code268007

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

## How far is Sukiur 'A' +'B' from nearby towns?

- Tsurungto (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Tuensang (district HQ)92 km by road
- Tuensang (nearest town)92 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 Sukiur 'A' +'B'?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sukiur 'A' +'B'; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuensang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tuensang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Sukiur 'A' +'B' known for?

The main crops are **paddy, rajma and maize**. Products made here include bamboo basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sukiur 'A' +'B'

Of every 100 households in Sukiur 'A' +'B' in 2011, 97 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukiur 'A' +'B' · ■ Tsurungto rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**49%

Tap water ****70%**

**46%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**4%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**70%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Sukiur 'A' +'B'?

■ Sukiur 'A' +'B' · ■ Tsurungto rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1216**

**1136

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**1129

Working population ****31.5%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 77.3% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 81 (20%) · **■** Marginal 44 (11%)

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 Tsurungto

- Rurur 'A' +'B'838 people

[All 3 villages in Tsurungto](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/tuensang/tsurungto/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukiur 'A' +'B' from Tuensang?92 km by road
- What is the population of Sukiur 'A' +'B'?1,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukiur 'A' +'B' in?Tuensang district (Tsurungto sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Sukiur 'A' +'B'?80.7% (Census 2011)