# Sahanpur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Sahanpur

Sahanpur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,178 people in 285 households**, the 73rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,178people (2011)
- 285households
- 77.7%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahanpur

Of every 100 households in Sahanpur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahanpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**43%

Tap water ****74%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**36%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Sahanpur?

■ Sahanpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**950

Working population ****42.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 66% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (33%) · **■** Marginal 78 (16%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Gauran1,422 people
- Gopalnagar1,286 people
- Mayal1,266 people
- Kalimba1,211 people
- Birlok1,110 people
- Gaurangapur1,091 people
- Senpur1,078 people
- Jayananda Golanandapur1,068 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahanpur?1,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahanpur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahanpur?77.7% (Census 2011)