# Sehakhala Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Sehakhala

Sehakhala is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,434 people in 1,519 households**, the 2nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 6,434people (2011)
- 1,519households
- 84.1%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sehakhala

Of every 100 households in Sehakhala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sehakhala · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**31%

Tap water ****41%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**68%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****59%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Sehakhala?

■ Sehakhala · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**977

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 79.1% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 556 (23%) · **■** Household industry 102 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,506 (61%) · **■** Marginal 157 (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 Chanditala - I

- Krishnarampur10,044 people
- Bhadua4,704 people
- Kanaidanga4,517 people
- Patul4,083 people
- Pakur3,997 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sehakhala?6,434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sehakhala in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sehakhala?84.1% (Census 2011)