# Satkahania Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Satkahania

Satkahania is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 166 households**, the 46th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 725people (2011)
- 166households
- 81.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satkahania

Of every 100 households in Satkahania in 2011, 58 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Satkahania · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**70%

Use banking services ****28%**

**68%

Television ****34%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Satkahania?

■ Satkahania · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**976

Working population ****40.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (20%) · **■** Marginal 38 (13%)

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 Kanksa

- Dhobaru859 people
- Keshabpur832 people
- Paschim Gangarampur780 people
- Garadaha745 people
- Chua671 people
- Rajhat642 people
- Brindabanpur627 people
- Dihibeta609 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Satkahania?725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satkahania in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satkahania?81.1% (Census 2011)