Sahara Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahara is a village situated in Falta block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 708 families residing in the village Sahara. The total population of Sahara is 2,934 out of which 1,502 are males and 1,432 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahara is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahara village is 265 which is 9% of the total population. There are 137 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahara is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Sahara village.

Population
2,934
Families
708
Literacy
81.94%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahara is 81.9%. Thus Sahara village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 86.96% and the female literacy rate is 76.69% 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 265 137 128
Literacy 81.94% 86.96% 76.69%
Scheduled Caste 194 105 89
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 747 315 432

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% 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, 1,052 were engaged in work activities. 45.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,052 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 483 442 41
Cultivators 39 36 3
Agriculture Labourer 16 15 1
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 419 384 35
Marginal Workers 569 510 59
Non Working 1,882 550 1,332

Nearby Villages to Sahara,

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

Village Population
Chandideul 4,631
Bhatuli 767
Falta 969
Ishwaripur 4,127
Basulat 4,963
Sujapur 1,453
Shyamsundarpur 1,264
Jagannathpur 1,627
Chak Dhanumandal Krishnarambasu 4,011
Belsingha 4,401

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