# Sahispur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Sahispur

Sahispur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 108 households**, the 140th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 497people (2011)
- 108households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahispur

Of every 100 households in Sahispur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahispur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****6%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahispur?

■ Sahispur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**961

Working population ****79.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 80% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (79%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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

- Gangpur505 people
- Somdanga501 people
- Junedpur500 people
- Kustor499 people
- Dakshin Hajrapur481 people
- Madhupur473 people
- Behira472 people
- Hosenpur472 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahispur?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahispur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahispur?71.2% (Census 2011)