Sahara, Pingla

Sahara is a village located in the Pingla Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Pingla block and comes under Kusumda Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Sahara is 2.1 thousands out of which 1 thousands are males and rest 1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 971 females per 1000 males. There are around 235 teenagers in Sahara. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 331 people belonging to scheduled caste and 698 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 528 households in Sahara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Sahara is 721150 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Keshpur Sub Post office
• Amritpur Branch Post office
• Ghoshpur Branch Post office
• Jayantinarayanchak Branch Post office
• Jhalka Branch Post office

Schools

Sahara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Panchkhuri Deshbandhu High School Upry.
• Mugbasan Hakkania High School (High School) Upry.
• Shankpur Barkhania High School (High School) Upry.
• Dhalhara Paglimata High School Upry.
• Bilasbarh-Angua High School U Primary

Hospitals

Sahara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Khasla Sub-Center
• Amrakuchi Sub-Center
• Dhalhara Sub-Center
• Narayanchak Sub-Center
• Ichhaipur Sub-Center

Banks

Sahara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Keshpur
• Indian Bank Chutergeria
• Indian Bank Sarishakhola
• State Bank of India Keshpur
• State Bank of India Panchkhuri