# Lakshya Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lakshya

Lakshya is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 268 households**, the 71st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 268households
- 84.3%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshya

Of every 100 households in Lakshya in 2011, 77 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakshya · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lakshya?

■ Lakshya · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**952

Working population ****44.6%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (31%) · **■** Marginal 188 (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 Sabang

- Amda1,250 people
- Katina1,242 people
- Uchitpur1,238 people
- Belki1,223 people
- Krishna Palashi1,160 people
- Kalyanpur1,152 people
- Shibchak1,145 people
- Gobindapur1,140 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshya?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshya?84.3% (Census 2011)