# Suhia Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Suhia

Suhia is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,559 people in 315 households**, the 72nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,559people (2011)
- 315households
- 56.7%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suhia

Of every 100 households in Suhia in 2011, 70 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suhia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Suhia?

■ Suhia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**958

Working population ****31.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 44.9% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 74 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (31%) · **■** Other work 53 (11%) · **■** Marginal 216 (44%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Satmeri1,612 people
- Dala1,596 people
- Sukhar1,593 people
- Kanki1,587 people
- Lohagara1,533 people
- Pachim Lahil1,487 people
- Saur1,483 people
- Bhuindhar1,481 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suhia?1,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suhia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Suhia?56.7% (Census 2011)