# Saharol Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Saharol

Saharol is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,365 people in 909 households**, the 15th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 4,365people (2011)
- 909households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saharol

Of every 100 households in Saharol in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saharol · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Saharol?

■ Saharol · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**979

Working population ****37.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 56.0% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (8%) · **■** Marginal 502 (30%)

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 Gazole

- Barijpur4,652 people
- Gajol4,626 people
- Saidpur4,561 people
- Duba Khoksan4,475 people
- Garail4,251 people
- Arazi Jalsa4,085 people
- Kailabad3,741 people
- Khord Babupur3,664 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saharol?4,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saharol in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saharol?60.0% (Census 2011)