Sahara Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahara is a village situated in Haripal block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 198 families residing in the village Sahara. The total population of Sahara is 974 out of which 488 are males and 486 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahara is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahara village is 116 which is 12% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahara is 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Sahara village.

Population
974
Families
198
Literacy
84.73%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahara is 84.7%. Thus Sahara village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 89.33% and the female literacy rate is 80.09% 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 116 57 59
Literacy 84.73% 89.33% 80.09%
Scheduled Caste 144 77 67
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 247 103 144

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sahara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahara village out of total population, 276 were engaged in work activities. 77.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 276 workers engaged in Main Work, 85 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 213 198 15
Cultivators 85 85 0
Agriculture Labourer 27 27 0
Household Industries 36 25 11
Other Workers 65 61 4
Marginal Workers 63 46 17
Non Working 698 244 454

Nearby Villages to Sahara,

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

Village Population
Bhupatipur 52
Gopal Prosad 1,000
Maheshwarpur 1,252
Taldaha 1,004
Joyrampur 935
Kamdebpur 1,181
Shrirampur 620
Dipa 1,764
Sirazpur 1,347
Dalapatipur 2,193

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