# Sukna Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Sukna

Sukna is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,011 people in 214 households**, the 28th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,011people (2011)
- 214households
- 90.6%literacy
- 1,106females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukna

Of every 100 households in Sukna in 2011, 95 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sukna · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**38%

Tap water ****10%**

**38%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**75%

Use banking services ****89%**

**57%

Television ****82%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****73%**

**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?

■ Sukna · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1317**

**1016

Working population ****26.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 87.6% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 189 (71%) · **■** Marginal 67 (25%)

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

- Mangpu Cinchona Plantation1,109 people
- Nurbang Tea Garden1,092 people
- Mahal Diram Forest1,086 people
- Tindharia Tea Garden1,015 people
- Rolak Khasmahal1,007 people
- Simring Tea Garden1,003 people
- Selim Hill Tea Garden987 people
- Maharani Tea Garden971 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukna?1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukna in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukna?90.6% (Census 2011)