# Sahachak Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sahachak

Sahachak is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,302 people in 450 households**, the 39th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,302people (2011)
- 450households
- 86.4%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahachak

Of every 100 households in Sahachak in 2011, 76 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahachak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**33%

Tap water ****38%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**58%

Television ****41%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahachak?

■ Sahachak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**943

Working population ****47.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 80.6% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (12%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 438 (40%) · **■** Marginal 378 (35%)

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 Daspur - II

- Kelegoda2,636 people
- Nabin Manua2,629 people
- Kashiyara2,526 people
- Bhuyanra2,346 people
- Shripur2,299 people
- Dangabhanga2,271 people
- Chak Sultan2,225 people
- Kala Gechhya2,097 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahachak?2,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahachak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahachak?86.4% (Census 2011)