# Sasapota Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Sasapota

Sasapota is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,414 people in 539 households**, the 29th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 2,414people (2011)
- 539households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sasapota

Of every 100 households in Sasapota in 2011, 68 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasapota · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**47%

Television ****12%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sasapota?

■ Sasapota · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**950

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (10%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (11%) · **■** Marginal 557 (61%)

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 - II

- Dhaldanga2,972 people
- Chand Kundu2,884 people
- Khunechak2,642 people
- Ketedal2,476 people
- Kushali1,887 people
- Daulat Chak1,875 people
- Kumarhat1,838 people
- Madhyarang1,748 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sasapota?2,414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasapota in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sasapota?65.5% (Census 2011)