Sahara Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahara is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 542 families residing in the village Sahara. The total population of Sahara is 2,378 out of which 1,209 are males and 1,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahara is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahara village is 283 which is 12% of the total population. There are 142 male children and 141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahara is 993 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Sahara village.

Population
2,378
Families
542
Literacy
76.52%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahara is 76.5%. Thus Sahara village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.57% and the female literacy rate is 70.23% in Sahara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sahara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahara village.

Total Male Female
Children 283 142 141
Literacy 76.52% 82.57% 70.23%
Scheduled Caste 196 96 100
Scheduled Tribe 748 365 383
Illiterate 775 328 447

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31.5% of total population in Sahara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahara village out of total population, 886 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 886 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 500 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 749 625 124
Cultivators 46 42 4
Agriculture Labourer 500 401 99
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 196 175 21
Marginal Workers 137 69 68
Non Working 1,492 515 977

Nearby Villages to Sahara,

Below are the list of villages near Sahara village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Chhilimpur 750
Antal 507
Katkihari 640
Tousi 918
Mathurapur 1,321
Ratinathpur 1,517
Chakshri 409
Kumargara 675
Janchi 1,263
Bhadra 914

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