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

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sahania

Sahania is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **610 people in 138 households**, the 74th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 610people (2011)
- 138households
- 80.8%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahania

Of every 100 households in Sahania in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahania · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Sahania?

■ Sahania · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**953

Working population ****32.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 72.1% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 15 (8%)

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

- Bardaltitia669 people
- Dhukurda664 people
- Gopinathpur637 people
- Patpur637 people
- Lalu Chak599 people
- Agabar Chak591 people
- Panithupia587 people
- Rashulpur555 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 Sahania?610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahania in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahania?80.8% (Census 2011)