# Sahasra Linga Village, Nayagram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sahasra Linga

Sahasra Linga is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **142 people in 33 households**, the 252nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 142people (2011)
- 33households
- 48.9%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahasra Linga

Of every 100 households in Sahasra Linga in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahasra Linga · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sahasra Linga?

■ Sahasra Linga · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****167**

**963

Working population ****59.2%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 32.8% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (98%)

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 Nayagram

- Sal Bani146 people
- Tasar Bani146 people
- Kukra Khupi142 people
- Madhu Pura142 people
- Kadokota140 people
- Pacha Khali135 people
- Ray Bera135 people
- Dudhia Sol134 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahasra Linga?142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahasra Linga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahasra Linga?48.9% (Census 2011)