# Sahapur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,005 people in 1,020 households**, the 16th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 5,005people (2011)
- 1,020households
- 67.6%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**73%

Tap water ****9%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**38%

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 · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**959

Working population ****32.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 225 (14%) · **■** Marginal 770 (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 Ratua - I

- Durgapur5,366 people
- Santapur5,322 people
- Okhra Chandpara5,196 people
- Andhirampara5,041 people
- Asutola4,880 people
- Talparanpur4,618 people
- Bahirkap4,549 people
- Dakshin Durgapur4,219 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?5,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?67.6% (Census 2011)