# Sahapur Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 298 households**, the 27th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 298households
- 84.8%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sahapur?

■ Sahapur · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**966

Working population ****34.8%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 123 (29%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%)

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 Hilli

- Jotghatak1,343 people
- Nafar1,318 people
- Laskarpur1,311 people
- Chapahat1,293 people
- Dabra1,187 people
- Purbba Mustafapur1,169 people
- Ujal1,158 people
- Tior1,133 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?84.8% (Census 2011)