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

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sanchahara

Sanchahara is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 203 households**, the 96th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 893people (2011)
- 203households
- 75.0%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanchahara

Of every 100 households in Sanchahara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanchahara · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Sanchahara?

■ Sanchahara · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**952

Working population ****63.7%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (26%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 317 (56%)

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

- Rampura898 people
- Sauta897 people
- Bhanjapur895 people
- Malpar895 people
- Chalk Gopinath880 people
- Barjiban872 people
- Jagannath Chak864 people
- Khar Para848 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanchahara?893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanchahara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanchahara?75.0% (Census 2011)