# Sahapur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,559 people in 602 households**, the 31st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,559people (2011)
- 602households
- 70.0%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**46%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**84%

Use banking services ****93%**

**65%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sahapur?

■ Sahapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**982

Working population ****52.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (27%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 232 (17%) · **■** Marginal 540 (40%)

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 Jamalpur

- Hiranyagram2,873 people
- Ajapur2,719 people
- Panch Shimul2,615 people
- Gopalpur2,590 people
- Berugram2,520 people
- Madhabpur2,478 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur2,459 people
- Reshalatpur2,433 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?2,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?70.0% (Census 2011)