# Sahora Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Sahora

Sahora is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,231 people in 545 households**, the 35th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,231people (2011)
- 545households
- 64.0%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahora

Of every 100 households in Sahora in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahora · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****10%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahora?

■ Sahora · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**945

Working population ****31.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (40%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 63 (9%) · **■** Marginal 178 (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 Burwan

- Baugram2,304 people
- Kalla2,270 people
- Pulia2,261 people
- Haribati2,235 people
- Janardanpur2,220 people
- Achhoan2,219 people
- Bhabani Nagar2,202 people
- Andi2,172 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahora?2,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahora in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahora?64.0% (Census 2011)