# Sahana Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Sahana

Sahana is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,944 people in 437 households**, the 12th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 1,944people (2011)
- 437households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,111females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahana

Of every 100 households in Sahana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sahana · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**17%

Tap water ****27%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**51%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****55%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Sahana?

■ Sahana · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**941

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 79.1% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Household industry 66 (9%) · **■** Other work 462 (61%) · **■** Marginal 156 (21%)

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 - II

- Okardaha2,944 people
- Bamandanga2,743 people
- Bankagachha2,424 people
- Duttapur2,285 people
- Jagannathbati1,846 people
- Khoragari1,827 people
- Eklakhi1,783 people
- Danpatipur1,768 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahana?1,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahana in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahana?79.7% (Census 2011)