# Satihar Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Satihar

Satihar is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 80 households**, the 228th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 280people (2011)
- 80households
- 77.9%literacy
- 783females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satihar

Of every 100 households in Satihar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Satihar · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**26%

Television ****37%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Satihar?

■ Satihar · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**954

Working population ****35.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 75.7% for women. 62% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 33 (33%)

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 Tapan

- Kharikadanga304 people
- Kaikuri301 people
- Kharpa288 people
- Teliapara287 people
- Dakshin Sadullapur276 people
- Dilalpur272 people
- Pothai268 people
- Jamainkarai265 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Satihar?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satihar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satihar?77.9% (Census 2011)