# Saga Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Saga

Saga is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,782 people in 382 households**, the 8th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,782people (2011)
- 382households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saga

Of every 100 households in Saga in 2011, 25 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saga · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Saga?

■ Saga · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**957

Working population ****48.0%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 54.6% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 483 (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 Bundwan

- Sirisgora2,261 people
- Chilla2,217 people
- Dhadka1,896 people
- Pargela1,861 people
- Rajgram1,610 people
- Gurur1,500 people
- Kendapara1,488 people
- Chirudi1,415 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saga?1,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saga in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saga?68.0% (Census 2011)