Village · Sarenga, Bankura
# Saldahara

Saldahara is a village in Sarenga sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 933 people in 193 households, the 40th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 933 people (2011)
- 193 households
- 75.3% literacy
- 1,064 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saldahara

Of every 100 households in Saldahara in 2011, 41 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saldahara · ■ Sarenga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 41% 48%
- Toilet within the home 7% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 86%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 100% 53%
- Television 22% 20%
- Mobile phone 44% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 22%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saldahara?

■ Saldahara · ■ Sarenga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.3% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1058 938
- Working population 42.4% 42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 21 (5%) · ■ Marginal 334 (84%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sarenga
- Bamundihi 1,041 people
- Saluka 1,031 people
- Chiltor 1,011 people
- Jhola 952 people
- Maukura 862 people
- Debgram 851 people
- Parulia 844 people
- Harinarayanpur 833 people

All 166 villages in Sarenga

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Saldahara? 933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saldahara in? Bankura district (Sarenga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saldahara? 75.3% (Census 2011)

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