# Sahapur Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,369 people in 957 households**, the 2nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 4,369people (2011)
- 957households
- 71.7%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**83%

Use banking services ****31%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

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 · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**947

Working population ****30.2%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 68.0% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 341 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (7%) · **■** Marginal 468 (35%)

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 Illambazar

- Chaupahari Jangal4,445 people
- Shripur4,138 people
- Tinor3,660 people
- Debipur3,537 people
- Joydev Kenduli3,280 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?4,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?71.7% (Census 2011)