# Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Birbhum, West Bengal 

# Sainthia

Sainthia is a sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **195,349 people**, 1 town and 230 villages (216 inhabited). The largest village is Amua (4,398 people).

- 195,349people (2011)
- 230villages
- 1towns
- 72.3%literacy

## Population of Sainthia compared with Birbhum

■ Sainthia · ■ Birbhum district

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**959

Working population ****41.4%**

**38.0%

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

## Homes and amenities in Sainthia

Of every 100 households in Sainthia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sainthia · ■ Birbhum district

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**75%

Tap water ****9%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**79%

Use banking services ****57%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**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).

## Towns in Sainthia

- Ahmadpur9,242 people

## Largest villages in Sainthia

- Amua · 4,398 people
- Matpalsha · 3,756 people
- Kunuri · 3,217 people
- Uttar Sija · 3,181 people
- Rangaipur · 2,965 people
- Rasaipur · 2,861 people
- Kuchighata · 2,848 people
- Balsunda · 2,840 people
- Kagas · 2,635 people
- Nanubazar · 2,554 people
- Bhagabatipur · 2,512 people
- Deoash · 2,493 people
- Iswarpur · 2,449 people
- Harpalsa · 2,403 people
- Mahishdahari · 2,320 people
- Bhalian · 2,300 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sainthia?230 (216 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sainthia in?Birbhum district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Sainthia?195,349 (Census 2011)