# Sukna Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Sukna

Sukna is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 302 households**, the 40th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,534people (2011)
- 302households
- 58.9%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukna

Of every 100 households in Sukna in 2011, 41 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukna · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**983

Working population ****35.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 45.2% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (13%) · **■** Marginal 240 (44%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Karaia Gopalnagar1,680 people
- Rajyadharpur1,643 people
- Makdumnagar1,593 people
- Palan1,567 people
- Bishnupur1,507 people
- Birupur1,500 people
- Char Ichharaghubarpur1,488 people
- Karaia Nimdaspur1,475 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukna?1,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukna in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukna?58.9% (Census 2011)