# Sahananda Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Sahananda

Sahananda is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,916 people in 398 households**, the 35th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,916people (2011)
- 398households
- 73.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahananda

Of every 100 households in Sahananda in 2011, 83 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahananda · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****43%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**972

Working population ****34.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 63.9% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 259 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (20%) · **■** Marginal 94 (14%)

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 Phansidewa

- Hetmuri2,124 people
- Antigachh2,027 people
- Radha1,932 people
- Chhota Pathuram1,918 people
- Mahipal1,887 people
- Jabarali1,836 people
- Baramala1,799 people
- Abhiram1,773 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahananda?1,916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahananda in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahananda?73.3% (Census 2011)