# Sahaspur Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sahaspur

Sahaspur is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,742 people in 353 households**, the 25th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,742people (2011)
- 353households
- 74.7%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahaspur

Of every 100 households in Sahaspur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahaspur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahaspur?

■ Sahaspur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**960

Working population ****32.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 66.4% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (12%) · **■** Marginal 17 (3%)

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 Keshpur

- Sarisha Khola1,957 people
- Kalagram1,937 people
- Bejara1,825 people
- Mejura1,770 people
- Ghoshpur1,711 people
- Amanpur1,707 people
- Khejur Bani1,687 people
- Gobindapur1,673 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahaspur?1,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahaspur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahaspur?74.7% (Census 2011)