# Sanihara Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sanihara

Sanihara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 68 households**, the 222nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 301people (2011)
- 68households
- 64.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanihara

Of every 100 households in Sanihara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sanihara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**90%

Use banking services ****47%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Sanihara?

■ Sanihara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**965

Working population ****43.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%)

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 Balurghat

- Taksail310 people
- Chakpara309 people
- Harirampur306 people
- Dharail301 people
- Satais299 people
- Purbba Maheshpur297 people
- Matra295 people
- Mollapara295 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanihara?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanihara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanihara?64.9% (Census 2011)