# Sahapur Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,336 people in 285 households**, the 57th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,336people (2011)
- 285households
- 88.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**38%

Tap water ****3%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**59%

Television ****36%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**13%

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 · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**972

Working population ****52.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 82.5% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 170 (24%) · **■** Marginal 170 (24%)

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 Daspur - I

- Kharradha Krishnapur1,398 people
- Jhumjhumi1,357 people
- Krishnanagar1,347 people
- Kotalpur1,342 people
- Laoda1,328 people
- Saiyadkarim1,322 people
- Kismatkalera1,295 people
- Baikunthapur1,292 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?1,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?88.9% (Census 2011)