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

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **804 people in 182 households**, the 98th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 804people (2011)
- 182households
- 56.1%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**955

Working population ****43.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 49.1% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 164 (47%)

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 Kushmundi

- Jaminipara827 people
- Kapuria826 people
- Daharol823 people
- Mandahar813 people
- Mahagram803 people
- Mahabullapur798 people
- Dikul770 people
- Nurulla Kuringarpara768 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?56.1% (Census 2011)