# San Sahara Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# San Sahara

San Sahara is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 154 households**, the 131st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 697people (2011)
- 154households
- 91.7%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in San Sahara

Of every 100 households in San Sahara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ San Sahara · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 San Sahara?

■ San Sahara · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**952

Working population ****66.1%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 84.8% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (10%) · **■** Household industry 23 (5%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 249 (54%)

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

- Benia714 people
- Gora713 people
- Jankibar712 people
- Talda707 people
- Chandpur693 people
- Kaslasbar682 people
- Radhakantapur681 people
- Krishnajibanchak670 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of San Sahara?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is San Sahara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of San Sahara?91.7% (Census 2011)