# Sukani Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Sukani

Sukani is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **35,276 people in 7,735 households**, the 1st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 35,276people (2011)
- 7,735households
- 75.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukani

Of every 100 households in Sukani in 2011, 22 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukani · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**72%

Tap water ****20%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**57%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sukani?

■ Sukani · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**945

Working population ****33.7%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,905 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,134 (18%) · **■** Household industry 126 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,088 (43%) · **■** Marginal 2,652 (22%)

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 Rajganj

- Sannyasikata27,044 people
- Junglee Mohal21,408 people
- Shikarpur19,437 people
- Kukurjan11,995 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukani?35,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukani in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukani?75.2% (Census 2011)