Sahana, Hooghly

For other uses, see Sahana.

Sahana
Village
Sahana Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sahana Sahana (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°45′40″N88°15′50″E / 22.7612°N 88.2640°E / 22.7612; 88.2640
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,944
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

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°45′40″N88°15′50″E / 22.7612°N 88.2640°E / 22.7612; 88.2640 . 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 27 kilometres (17 mi) 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]

References

1. "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
2. "Okardaha". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
5. Google maps