Sahana, Hooghly Explained

Sahana
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7612°N 88.264°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hooghly
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1,944
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Iso Code:IN-WB

Sahana is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

Sahana is located at 22.7612°N 88.264°W. Chanditala police station serves this Village.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Kapasaria gram panchayat are: Kapashanria, Okardaha, Sahana, Sanka and Tisa.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Sahana had a total population of 1,944 of which 921 (47%) were males and 1,023 (53%) were females. Population below 6 years was 263. The total number of literates in Sahana was 1,340 (79.71% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport

The nearest railway station, Baruipara railway station, is from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[4]

The main road is NH-19 (old number NH 2)/ Durgapur Exptressway. It is the main artery of the village.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mouza Information . Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222012314/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(tyv5jjxe0bokhjwjl5jbecbj))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=11 . 2016-12-22 .
  2. Web site: Okardaha. Indian Village Directory . 18 October 2018.
  3. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 7 October 2018.
  4. Web site: 36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord) . indiarailinfo . 6 October 2018.
  5. Google maps