# Sachak Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Sachak

Sachak is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,611 people in 398 households**, the 38th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 1,611people (2011)
- 398households
- 86.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sachak

Of every 100 households in Sachak in 2011, 68 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sachak · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**73%

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

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**80%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****38%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sachak?

■ Sachak · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**949

Working population ****38.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 81.8% for women. 65% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 416 (67%) · **■** Marginal 161 (26%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Bhimpur1,882 people
- Mujpur1,765 people
- Bagbari1,739 people
- Bamunpara1,652 people
- Gobarhanra1,534 people
- Naypara1,504 people
- Maheshpur1,498 people
- Tulyan1,483 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sachak?1,611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sachak in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sachak?86.9% (Census 2011)