# Sahanali Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sahanali

Sahanali is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,266 people in 290 households**, the 57th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,266people (2011)
- 290households
- 54.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahanali

Of every 100 households in Sahanali in 2011, 29 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahanali · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**27%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahanali?

■ Sahanali · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**936

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 49.5% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 163 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (55%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 55 (10%)

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 Gangarampur

- Latkeshabpur1,378 people
- Raghunathbati1,356 people
- Mathurapur1,321 people
- Lalchandrapur1,320 people
- Janchi1,263 people
- Jaydebpur1,253 people
- Baikunthapur1,245 people
- Saidpur1,234 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahanali?1,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahanali in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahanali?54.8% (Census 2011)