Suket

Suket is a census town in Kota district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is well known for mining of natural limestone named kota stone (Yellow limestone). Haji Abdul gafoor & sons is one of the oldest and renowned firm in the town which deals with all kinds of kota stone. Suket is situated at the bank of AHU river which is tributary of river chambal.

This article is about the town in Rajasthan. For the princely state in Himachal Pradesh, see Suket State.

Suket
city
Suket
Location in Rajasthan, India
Suket
Suket (India)
Coordinates: 24.65°N 76.03°E / 24.65; 76.03
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictKota
Government
 • Bodygram panchayat
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total16,983
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-

Geography

Suket is located at 24.65°N 76.03°E / 24.65; 76.03.[1] It has an average elevation of 320 metres (1049 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Suket had a population of 16,983. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Suket has an average literacy rate of 98%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Suket, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References
  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Suket
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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