# Sahapur Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,825 people in 1,739 households**, the 3rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 7,825people (2011)
- 1,739households
- 54.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**44%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**971

Working population ****32.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 49.3% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 398 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,024 (41%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 805 (32%) · **■** Marginal 249 (10%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Bharatpur15,812 people
- Amlai10,115 people
- Talgram5,564 people
- Sijgram5,474 people
- Saiyad Kulutia4,629 people
- Lohadaha4,531 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?7,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?54.1% (Census 2011)