# Sooka Village, Betalghat, Nainital (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Betalghat, Nainital 

# Sooka

Sooka is a village in Betalghat sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 59 households**, the 31st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 292people (2011)
- 59households
- 85.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sooka

Of every 100 households in Sooka in 2011, 86 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sooka · ■ Betalghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**42%

Tap water ****90%**

**91%

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

**24%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****90%**

**74%

Television ****19%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sooka?

■ Sooka · ■ Betalghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**1041

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****51.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 73.2% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 136 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (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 Betalghat

- Chandrakote331 people
- Taurar318 people
- Sonli317 people
- Hari Nagar292 people
- Katimi284 people
- Mallipali280 people
- Patori280 people
- Malla Bardho274 people

[All 75 villages in Betalghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/betalghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sooka?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sooka in?Nainital district (Betalghat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sooka?85.4% (Census 2011)