# Shahara, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Shahara

Shahara is a village in [Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,684 people in 399 households**, the 46th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,684people (2011)
- 399households
- 92.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahara

Of every 100 households in Shahara in 2011, 72 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shahara · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**21%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****53%**

**38%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Shahara?

■ Shahara · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**955

Working population ****40.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 86.2% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 350 (52%) · **■** Marginal 111 (16%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Agar1,911 people
- Bansda1,906 people
- Astara1,741 people
- Tarangakhali1,729 people
- Guluria1,667 people
- Padampur1,664 people
- Akandi1,577 people
- Jashomantapur1,541 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahara?1,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahara in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shahara?92.0% (Census 2011)