# Sahapur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 262 households**, the 51st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,072people (2011)
- 262households
- 70.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1243**

**954

Working population ****59.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 63.9% for women. 73% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (13%) · **■** Marginal 238 (37%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Chak Rahatpur1,103 people
- Rahatpur1,100 people
- Bhandartikuri1,088 people
- Kurcha1,086 people
- Kundapara1,065 people
- Ghola1,058 people
- Mahesgaria1,048 people
- Rajibpur1,011 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?1,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?70.5% (Census 2011)