Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur
# Sahasra

Sahasra is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,731 people in 333 households, the 61st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.
- 1,731 people (2011)
- 333 households
- 52.7% literacy
- 1,003 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahasra

Of every 100 households in Sahasra in 2011, 36 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahasra · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 33%
- Toilet within the home 16% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 81%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92%
- Use banking services 6% 17%
- Television 10% 10%
- Mobile phone 26% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 31%
- Own their home 90% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sahasra?

■ Sahasra · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.7% 46.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1156 958
- Working population 25.6% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 47.0% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 243 (55%) · ■ Household industry 16 (4%) · ■ Other work 86 (19%) · ■ Marginal 25 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Goalpokhar - II
- Bagdob 1,760 people
- Chaugharia 1,759 people
- Kamalpur 1,753 people
- Bhelagachhi 1,740 people
- Matiari 1,673 people
- Saidpur 1,647 people
- Gochhra 1,643 people
- Tarial 1,625 people

All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sahasra? 1,731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahasra in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahasra? 52.7% (Census 2011)

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