# Sainta Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Sainta

Sainta is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 300 households**, the 52nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 300households
- 65.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sainta

Of every 100 households in Sainta in 2011, 62 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sainta · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**28%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**80%

Use banking services ****82%**

**55%

Television ****31%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Sainta?

■ Sainta · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**949

Working population ****45.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 60.7% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (11%) · **■** Other work 137 (24%) · **■** Marginal 341 (60%)

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

- Beremul1,273 people
- Kunjaban1,270 people
- Tarakeswar1,264 people
- Bhata1,253 people
- Kalapukur1,230 people
- Jagajibanpur1,208 people
- Gayeshpur1,205 people
- Chakdaha1,177 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sainta?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sainta in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sainta?65.5% (Census 2011)