# Sahapur Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 517 households**, the 23rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 517households
- 71.8%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****34%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**926

Working population ****36.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 65% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (27%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (24%) · **■** Marginal 192 (24%)

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 Katwa - II

- Amul2,694 people
- Sribati2,656 people
- Kshetpur Palashi2,286 people
- Deasin2,278 people
- Ronda2,147 people
- Gaurdanga2,133 people
- Chhota Kulgachhi2,096 people
- Mulgram2,089 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?71.8% (Census 2011)