# Sahara Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sahara

Sahara is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,944 people in 471 households**, the 29th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,944people (2011)
- 471households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahara

Of every 100 households in Sahara in 2011, 47 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sahara · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**16%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sahara?

■ Sahara · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**962

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (40%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 168 (27%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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 Habra - II

- Bhurkunda2,168 people
- Napra2,120 people
- Pabdara1,997 people
- Srikrishnapur1,976 people
- Malikbaria1,923 people
- Kadpur1,877 people
- Pukurkona1,871 people
- Mandalpara1,785 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahara?1,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahara?71.9% (Census 2011)