# Sasanga Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Sasanga

Sasanga is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,374 people in 346 households**, the 42nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,374people (2011)
- 346households
- 82.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sasanga

Of every 100 households in Sasanga in 2011, 57 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sasanga · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****63%**

**66%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Sasanga?

■ Sasanga · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1240**

**953

Working population ****36.0%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 78.0% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (18%) · **■** Marginal 59 (12%)

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 Galsi - II

- Chandanpur1,491 people
- Bakta1,482 people
- Darbarpur1,432 people
- Sonda1,431 people
- Dayalpur1,325 people
- Mallikpur1,296 people
- Dadpur1,280 people
- Ghosh Kamalpur1,263 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sasanga?1,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasanga in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sasanga?82.4% (Census 2011)