# Daksin Sahar Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Daksin Sahar

Daksin Sahar is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,175 people in 513 households**, the 37th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,175people (2011)
- 513households
- 47.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daksin Sahar

Of every 100 households in Daksin Sahar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Daksin Sahar · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****13%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Daksin Sahar?

■ Daksin Sahar · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**944

Working population ****37.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 41.3% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 230 (28%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Ashwinpur2,345 people
- Sahabajpur2,335 people
- Bheba Kaliganj2,310 people
- Ismailpur2,286 people
- Purbba Bhagabanpur2,141 people
- Naidha Kabulhat2,072 people
- Daudpur2,028 people
- Haripur1,940 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Daksin Sahar?2,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daksin Sahar in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daksin Sahar?47.8% (Census 2011)