# Shaksahar Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Shaksahar

Shaksahar is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,698 people in 733 households**, the 24th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,698people (2011)
- 733households
- 73.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaksahar

Of every 100 households in Shaksahar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shaksahar · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**37%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**28%

Television ****39%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Shaksahar?

■ Shaksahar · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**962

Working population ****36.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (18%) · **■** Household industry 139 (10%) · **■** Other work 585 (43%) · **■** Marginal 275 (20%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Situri3,966 people
- Padma Pukuria3,907 people
- Chandpur3,711 people
- Sondalia3,708 people
- Mathurapur3,585 people
- Nalmuri3,411 people
- Bhatipota3,383 people
- Ushpara3,210 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaksahar?3,698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaksahar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaksahar?73.3% (Census 2011)