# Sanshara Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sanshara

Sanshara is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 94 households**, the 247th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 406people (2011)
- 94households
- 92.6%literacy
- 1,104females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanshara

Of every 100 households in Sanshara in 2011, 80 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanshara · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**34%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**50%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**98%

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 Sanshara?

■ Sanshara · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1524**

**988

Working population ****30.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 92.3% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Debra

- Rahimpur408 people
- Bar Madhabpur407 people
- Bar Katai406 people
- Rostampur406 people
- Parashuram Chak405 people
- Galimpur399 people
- Raypur395 people
- Bashagerya394 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanshara?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanshara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanshara?92.6% (Census 2011)