Suket

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

Suket
Census town
Suket Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Suket Suket (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°39′N76°02′E / 24.65°N 76.03°E / 24.65; 76.03
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Kota
Government
• Body	gram panchayat
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,983
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Rajasthani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-

Suket is a census town, near the city of Kota in Kota district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is well known for mining of Kota Stone a yellow or green limestone. Suket lies on the bank of the Ahu river, a tributary of the river Chambal.

Geography

Suket is located at 24°39′N76°02′E / 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 ^[update] 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.