# Sahapur Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,424 people in 568 households**, the 28th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,424people (2011)
- 568households
- 85.2%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**24%

Tap water ****40%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****38%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

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 Sahapur?

■ Sahapur · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**948

Working population ****41.5%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 79.7% for women. 70% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (29%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 239 (24%) · **■** Marginal 158 (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 Pursura

- Balarampur2,984 people
- Par Shyampur2,813 people
- Kotalpara2,510 people
- Sundarush2,494 people
- Bheuta2,423 people
- Neota2,386 people
- Harinakhali2,356 people
- Deulpara2,212 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?2,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?85.2% (Census 2011)