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]
Sahana is located at 22.7612°N 88.264°W. Chanditala police station serves this Village.
Villages and census towns in Kapasaria gram panchayat are: Kapashanria, Okardaha, Sahana, Sanka and Tisa.[2]
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]
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]