# Sahajpur Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Sahajpur

Sahajpur is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 124 households**, the 101st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 674people (2011)
- 124households
- 75.1%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahajpur

Of every 100 households in Sahajpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahajpur · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****80%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sahajpur?

■ Sahajpur · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**930

Working population ****44.5%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.8% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 290 (97%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Raipur

- Benagerya695 people
- Pairaguri685 people
- Garpahar678 people
- Jaynagar675 people
- Jamsol663 people
- Damdi653 people
- Thakurbari652 people
- Banpathari639 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahajpur?674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahajpur in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahajpur?75.1% (Census 2011)