# Sahapur Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,498 people in 283 households**, the 49th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,498people (2011)
- 283households
- 41.6%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**44%

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 · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**957

Working population ****34.0%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 37.9% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (41%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 172 (34%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Basudebpur1,652 people
- Gaushpur1,609 people
- Maharapara1,597 people
- Samukha1,577 people
- Chhatrak1,495 people
- Tetia1,434 people
- Jay Rampur1,387 people
- Uttar Bhakuria1,350 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?1,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?41.6% (Census 2011)