# Sukharia Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Sukharia

Sukharia is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,889 people in 904 households**, the 9th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,889people (2011)
- 904households
- 78.2%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukharia

Of every 100 households in Sukharia in 2011, 57 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukharia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**81%

Use banking services ****44%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Sukharia?

■ Sukharia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**948

Working population ****45.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 65% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 518 (30%) · **■** Household industry 106 (6%) · **■** Other work 863 (49%) · **■** Marginal 81 (5%)

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 Balagarh

- Aida Kismat4,843 people
- Dumurdahadham4,817 people
- Nutan Char Krishnabati4,715 people
- Kaliagar4,450 people
- Chandra3,642 people
- Sija3,612 people
- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Chandi Gachha3,446 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukharia?3,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukharia in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukharia?78.2% (Census 2011)