# Sabra Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sabra

Sabra is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **16,280 people in 3,266 households**, the 1st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 16,280people (2011)
- 3,266households
- 76.2%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sabra

Of every 100 households in Sabra in 2011, 5 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sabra · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**17%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**60%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sabra?

■ Sabra · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**953

Working population ****30.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 70.7% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 693 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,205 (24%) · **■** Household industry 24 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,384 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1,720 (34%)

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 Dantan - II

- Khandrui6,014 people
- Turkakashba5,608 people
- Brahman Khalisa4,510 people
- Palasi4,463 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sabra?16,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sabra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sabra?76.2% (Census 2011)