# Sahajpur Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Sahajpur

Sahajpur is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 376 households**, the 40th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 376households
- 83.2%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahajpur

Of every 100 households in Sahajpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahajpur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****96%**

**67%

Television ****28%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sahajpur?

■ Sahajpur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**80.2%

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

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**950

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (26%) · **■** Marginal 228 (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 Raina - I

- Bansa1,811 people
- Balla1,743 people
- Bayra1,725 people
- Babarakpur1,712 people
- Hijalna1,685 people
- Mogalmari1,644 people
- Kukura1,635 people
- Natu1,626 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahajpur?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahajpur in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahajpur?83.2% (Census 2011)