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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Satakhanda

Satakhanda is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 128 households**, the 148th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 540people (2011)
- 128households
- 81.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satakhanda

Of every 100 households in Satakhanda in 2011, 5 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Satakhanda · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****5%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Satakhanda?

■ Satakhanda · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**965

Working population ****31.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (40%) · **■** Household industry 37 (22%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%)

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

- Majatpur553 people
- Baidyapur551 people
- Rahatail550 people
- Ramprosad542 people
- Baidul538 people
- Krisnapur536 people
- Hasail532 people
- Krishnagar532 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Satakhanda?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satakhanda in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satakhanda?81.7% (Census 2011)