# Sahisnara Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Sahisnara

Sahisnara is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 232 households**, the 65th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 976people (2011)
- 232households
- 74.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahisnara

Of every 100 households in Sahisnara in 2011, 62 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahisnara · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sahisnara?

■ Sahisnara · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**964

Working population ****37.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (12%) · **■** Marginal 64 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Indus

- Narayanpur1,022 people
- Karar Danga995 people
- Maurui994 people
- Bhagabanbati984 people
- Fatepur973 people
- Panjkona970 people
- Banki965 people
- Jashdighi948 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahisnara?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahisnara in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahisnara?74.4% (Census 2011)