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Sookha Population - Katni, Madhya Pradesh

Sookha is a medium size village located in Rithi Tehsil of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh with total 62 families residing. The Sookha village has population of 265 of which 145 are males while 120 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sookha village population of children with age 0-6 is 37 which makes up 13.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sookha village is 828 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Sookha as per census is 850, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Sookha village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sookha village was 64.04 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Sookha Male literacy stands at 76.00 % while female literacy rate was 49.51 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sookha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sookha village.

Sookha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 62 - -
Population 265 145 120
Child (0-6) 37 20 17
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 187 99 88
Literacy 64.04 % 76.00 % 49.51 %
Total Workers 142 77 65
Main Worker 12 - -
Marginal Worker 130 71 59

Caste Factor

In Sookha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 70.57 % of total population in Sookha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sookha village of Katni.

Work Profile

In Sookha village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 8.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.