# Sukna Forest, Kurseong, Darjiling – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Sukna Forest

Sukna Forest is a village in [Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/) sub-district of [Darjiling](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 122 households**, the 48th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 566people (2011)
- 122households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,096females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukna Forest

Of every 100 households in Sukna Forest in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukna Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**38%

Tap water ****68%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**75%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****60%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**78%

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 Forest?

■ Sukna Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**1016

Working population ****30.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 76.7% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (47%)

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 Kurseong

- Mohanadi Forest667 people
- Chaita Pani Tea Garden635 people
- Bamonpokhari Forest616 people
- Pairikumari587 people
- Karbia Tea Garden547 people
- Saptiguri Khelaghar Tea Garden530 people
- Mahanadi Forest480 people
- Gayabari Tea Garden460 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Other places named Sukna Forest

- Sukna Forest · Village, Kurseong, Darjiling · 151 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukna Forest?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukna Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukna Forest?81.6% (Census 2011)