# Sahapur Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,444 people in 515 households**, the 30th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,444people (2011)
- 515households
- 92.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**52%

Tap water ****38%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****63%**

**68%

Television ****49%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

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 · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**968

Working population ****32.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 88.4% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 341 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (16%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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 Manteswar

- Kuljora2,573 people
- Golatun2,508 people
- Khanpur2,486 people
- Sahazadpur2,460 people
- Kamra2,395 people
- Sinhali2,388 people
- Debpur2,337 people
- Tulla2,232 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?2,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?92.5% (Census 2011)