# Sahananda Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sahananda

Sahananda is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 347 households**, the 35th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 347households
- 76.9%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahananda

Of every 100 households in Sahananda in 2011, 56 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sahananda · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sahananda?

■ Sahananda · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**972

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (44%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 172 (32%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

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 Bansihari

- Srirampur1,422 people
- Bhaior1,400 people
- Ganguria1,399 people
- Serpur1,377 people
- Bhitarmasun1,282 people
- Karkha1,256 people
- Khidirpur1,249 people
- Chandmukh1,242 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahananda?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahananda in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahananda?76.9% (Census 2011)