# Paschim Sahapur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Paschim Sahapur

Paschim Sahapur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 331 households**, the 35th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 331households
- 72.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Sahapur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Sahapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****96%**

**57%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Paschim Sahapur?

■ Paschim Sahapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**961

Working population ****40.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (13%) · **■** Marginal 147 (27%)

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 Sainthia

- Palashdanga1,418 people
- Salchapra1,411 people
- Kherua1,402 people
- Kusumjatra1,364 people
- Bataspur1,348 people
- Pariharpur1,336 people
- Dahira1,312 people
- Bangjita1,298 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Sahapur?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Sahapur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Sahapur?72.6% (Census 2011)