# Sukunia Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Sukunia

Sukunia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,593 people in 613 households**, the 10th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 2,593people (2011)
- 613households
- 92.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukunia

Of every 100 households in Sukunia in 2011, 36 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukunia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Sukunia?

■ Sukunia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**948

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 87.9% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (9%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 173 (15%) · **■** Marginal 717 (62%)

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 Contai - III

- Nachinda3,604 people
- Durmut3,217 people
- Daisai3,170 people
- Jagudas Bar3,129 people
- Bhaja Chauli2,541 people
- Kharipukuria2,470 people
- Deulbar2,298 people
- Paik Bar2,254 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sukunia?2,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukunia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukunia?92.5% (Census 2011)