# Saharia Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Saharia

Saharia is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 88 households**, the 107th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 437people (2011)
- 88households
- 77.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saharia

Of every 100 households in Saharia in 2011, 56 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saharia · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****94%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Saharia?

■ Saharia · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 66.8% for women. 67% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (12%) · **■** Marginal 49 (26%)

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 Keshiary

- Sundrar463 people
- Hijrar449 people
- Agarpara444 people
- Desenda441 people
- Rangidas418 people
- Gopalpur411 people
- Dakshin Belar403 people
- Dana Pur403 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saharia?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saharia?77.9% (Census 2011)