# Sehara Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Sehara

Sehara is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 212 households**, the 54th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 918people (2011)
- 212households
- 62.6%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sehara

Of every 100 households in Sehara in 2011, 67 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sehara · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**68%

Use banking services ****90%**

**63%

Television ****19%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Sehara?

■ Sehara · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**980

Working population ****46.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 51.9% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 399 (93%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Chaitpur1,232 people
- Debagram1,209 people
- Sonakur1,167 people
- Nandara1,056 people
- Alisha894 people
- Hatkanda870 people
- Banagram862 people
- Purbba Malkita843 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sehara?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sehara in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sehara?62.6% (Census 2011)