Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur
# Sukhar

Sukhar is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,593 people in 313 households, the 70th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.
- 1,593 people (2011)
- 313 households
- 34.4% literacy
- 952 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sukhar

Of every 100 households in Sukhar in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukhar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 33%
- Toilet within the home 2% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 81%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 3% 17%
- Television 2% 10%
- Mobile phone 18% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 55% 31%
- Own their home 95% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sukhar?

■ Sukhar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 34.4% 46.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 937 958
- Working population 37.5% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.9% for men and 31.8% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 133 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 211 (35%) · ■ Household industry 18 (3%) · ■ Other work 24 (4%) · ■ Marginal 212 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Goalpokhar - II
- Dakshin Rampur 1,622 people
- Jalsua 1,615 people
- Satmeri 1,612 people
- Dala 1,596 people
- Kanki 1,587 people
- Suhia 1,559 people
- Lohagara 1,533 people
- Pachim Lahil 1,487 people

All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sukhar? 1,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhar in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhar? 34.4% (Census 2011)

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