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

Sahara is a village situated in Maldah block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 276 families residing in the village Sahara. The total population of Sahara is 1,184 out of which 598 are males and 586 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahara is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahara village is 77 which is 7% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahara is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Sahara village.

Population
1,184
Families
276
Literacy
60.52%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahara is 60.5%. Thus Sahara village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 73.1% and the female literacy rate is 47.92% 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 77 44 33
Literacy 60.52% 73.1% 47.92%
Scheduled Caste 1,169 589 580
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 514 193 321

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 98.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Sahara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahara village out of total population, 485 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 485 workers engaged in Main Work, 330 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 371 354 17
Cultivators 330 324 6
Agriculture Labourer 10 5 5
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 30 24 6
Marginal Workers 114 54 60
Non Working 699 190 509

Nearby Villages to Sahara,

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

Village Population
Sabdalkhani 204
Kesrail Pirgain 524
Maheshkuri 200
Tutkhan 417
Belahar 706
Goalpara 1,254
Sanjail 1,037
Aihorani 372
Paiti 129
Gotpara 506

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