# Paschim Sakodanga Village, Itahar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Sakodanga

Paschim Sakodanga is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 47 households**, the 199th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 243people (2011)
- 47households
- 59.7%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Sakodanga

Of every 100 households in Paschim Sakodanga in 2011, 19 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paschim Sakodanga · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**16%

Television ****30%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**32%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Paschim Sakodanga?

■ Paschim Sakodanga · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**955

Working population ****40.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (32%) · **■** Marginal 32 (33%)

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 Itahar

- Ghughudanga279 people
- Bhabanipur277 people
- Chhoto Bahadol269 people
- Daldalia Chak250 people
- Tiabari240 people
- Bishnupur235 people
- Katabari193 people
- Naldanga191 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Sakodanga?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Sakodanga in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Sakodanga?59.7% (Census 2011)