# Sukna Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Sukna

Sukna is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 85 households**, the 96th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 338people (2011)
- 85households
- 71.4%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukna

Of every 100 households in Sukna in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sukna · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****79%**

**55%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sukna?

■ Sukna · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**975

Working population ****45.3%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 66% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (57%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Murali415 people
- Paikpara403 people
- Dhobanandapur385 people
- Mahisakura385 people
- Baragan332 people
- Purbba Ramchandrapur321 people
- Sipura281 people
- Dariharuki268 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukna?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukna in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukna?71.4% (Census 2011)