# Sashidharpur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/sashidharpur/

Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Sashidharpur

Sashidharpur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,072 people in 485 households**, the 42nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,072people (2011)
- 485households
- 58.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sashidharpur

Of every 100 households in Sashidharpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sashidharpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****53%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Sashidharpur?

■ Sashidharpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**960

Working population ****32.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 51.3% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (11%) · **■** Marginal 131 (20%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Kalikapur2,222 people
- Jayenpur2,184 people
- Amaipara2,145 people
- Haidarpur2,077 people
- Budhra2,057 people
- Nesta2,022 people
- Dakshin Ganespur1,847 people
- Ambarnagar1,817 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sashidharpur?2,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sashidharpur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sashidharpur?58.0% (Census 2011)