Sukani Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sukani is a village situated in Rajganj block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,735 families residing in the village Sukani. The total population of Sukani is 35,276 out of which 18,153 are males and 17,123 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sukani is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sukani village is 4464 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2308 male children and 2156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sukani is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Sukani village.

Population
35,276
Families
7,735
Literacy
75.24%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sukani is 75.2%. Thus Sukani village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 81.36% and the female literacy rate is 68.76% in Sukani village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sukani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sukani Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sukani village.

Total Male Female
Children 4,464 2,308 2,156
Literacy 75.24% 81.36% 68.76%
Scheduled Caste 14,322 7,387 6,935
Scheduled Tribe 270 146 124
Illiterate 12,092 5,261 6,831

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Sukani village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sukani village out of total population, 11,905 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,905 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,905 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,134 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,253 8,114 1,139
Cultivators 1,905 1,822 83
Agriculture Labourer 2,134 1,790 344
Household Industries 126 87 39
Other Workers 5,088 4,415 673
Marginal Workers 2,652 1,445 1,207
Non Working 23,371 8,594 14,777

Nearby Villages to Sukani,

Below are the list of villages near Sukani village in Rajganj.

Village Population
Sannyasikata 27,044
Kukurjan 11,995
Patharghata 2,035
Badlagachha 1,884
Mahanbhita 2,208
Balai Gachh 1,383
Araji Binnaguri 2,864
Chhat Shikarpur 541
Araji Bhelakoba III 296
Araji Bhelakoba II 2,859

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