# Sahapur Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Lalgola, Murshidabad 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Lalgola sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,702 people in 935 households**, the 30th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 3,702people (2011)
- 935households
- 71.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Lalgola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**59%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Lalgola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**977

Working population ****32.8%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (21%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 563 (46%) · **■** Marginal 266 (22%)

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 Lalgola

- Makimnagar4,057 people
- Janardanpur3,964 people
- Bil Borakpara3,853 people
- Radhakrishanapur3,800 people
- Jumra Nayagram3,645 people
- Panisala3,384 people
- Rianpur3,331 people
- Mridadpur3,318 people

[All 94 villages in Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?3,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Murshidabad district (Lalgola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?71.3% (Census 2011)