# Sanya Village, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sanya

Sanya is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,279 people in 282 households**, the 40th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,279people (2011)
- 282households
- 82.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanya

Of every 100 households in Sanya in 2011, 38 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanya · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

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 Sanya?

■ Sanya · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**932

Working population ****45.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.6% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 231 (39%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Pal Para Bheri1,327 people
- Paharpur1,316 people
- Ambi1,306 people
- Kalma Ghat1,290 people
- Dhokra Banka1,272 people
- Mirjapur1,258 people
- Khidirpur1,236 people
- Bara Bhagia1,211 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanya?1,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanya in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanya?82.9% (Census 2011)