# Sahara Village, Haripal, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haripal, Hugli 

# Sahara

Sahara is a village in Haripal sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 198 households**, the 116th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 974people (2011)
- 198households
- 84.7%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahara

Of every 100 households in Sahara in 2011, 69 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahara · ■ Haripal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****46%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sahara?

■ Sahara · ■ Haripal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**983

Working population ****28.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 80.1% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 36 (13%) · **■** Other work 65 (24%) · **■** Marginal 63 (23%)

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 Haripal

- Gopal Prosad1,000 people
- Purbba Narayanpur996 people
- Kalachhara982 people
- Dipagaja976 people
- Naya Nagar967 people
- Alampur940 people
- Joyrampur935 people
- Tajpur934 people

[All 153 villages in Haripal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/haripal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahara?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahara in?Hugli district (Haripal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahara?84.7% (Census 2011)