# Sahapur Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,180 people in 562 households**, the 22nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,180people (2011)
- 562households
- 69.7%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**27%

Television ****25%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**56%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**942

Working population ****30.9%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (12%) · **■** Other work 70 (10%) · **■** Marginal 366 (54%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Shilgram2,370 people
- Chhota Kanaipur2,262 people
- Ninga2,231 people
- Hansan2,186 people
- Laha2,070 people
- Malpara1,960 people
- Durgapur1,928 people
- Podda1,812 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?2,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?69.7% (Census 2011)