# Saota Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Saota

Saota is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,402 people in 751 households**, the 20th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 3,402people (2011)
- 751households
- 82.7%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saota

Of every 100 households in Saota in 2011, 73 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saota · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**76%

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

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**24%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**34%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****53%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Saota?

■ Saota · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**948

Working population ****35.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (26%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 415 (35%) · **■** Marginal 303 (25%)

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 Pursura

- Kelepara3,949 people
- Masinan3,719 people
- Hati3,518 people
- Dihibatpur3,504 people
- Rasulpur3,073 people
- Bhangamora3,061 people
- Alati3,000 people
- Balarampur2,984 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saota?3,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saota in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saota?82.7% (Census 2011)