# Sukna Pratham Khanda Village, Kurseong – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Sukna Pratham Khanda

Sukna Pratham Khanda is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,606 people in 591 households**, the 10th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 2,606people (2011)
- 591households
- 87.1%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukna Pratham Khanda

Of every 100 households in Sukna Pratham Khanda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sukna Pratham Khanda · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**38%

Tap water ****4%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**75%

Use banking services ****82%**

**57%

Television ****79%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Pratham Khanda?

■ Sukna Pratham Khanda · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**1016

Working population ****25.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 82.2% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 457 (69%) · **■** Marginal 197 (30%)

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

- Sittong Forest2,930 people
- Garidhora Tea Garden2,877 people
- Gidda Pahar2,768 people
- Rohini Tea Garden2,752 people
- Singel Tea Garden2,590 people
- Selpu Khasmahal1,959 people
- Lizziepur Tea Garden1,732 people
- St.Marys1,605 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukna Pratham Khanda?2,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukna Pratham Khanda in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukna Pratham Khanda?87.1% (Census 2011)