# Saguna Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Saguna

Saguna is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,874 people in 1,743 households**, the 3rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 7,874people (2011)
- 1,743households
- 52.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saguna

Of every 100 households in Saguna in 2011, 16 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saguna · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Saguna?

■ Saguna · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**963

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 44.5% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 401 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,082 (37%) · **■** Household industry 532 (18%) · **■** Other work 258 (9%) · **■** Marginal 616 (21%)

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 Santipur

- Gobindapur16,632 people
- Baganchara8,524 people
- Boalia6,589 people
- Charharipur5,882 people
- Chandra5,287 people
- Gayespur5,247 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saguna?7,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saguna in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saguna?52.1% (Census 2011)