# Sahapur Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,409 people in 308 households**, the 41st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,409people (2011)
- 308households
- 85.0%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**953

Working population ****34.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.8% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (7%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 256 (52%)

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 Egra - II

- Urijalkar Urf Taramridha1,453 people
- Chirulia1,437 people
- Shyampur1,422 people
- Harkuchia1,416 people
- Gangadhar Bar1,392 people
- Uttar Pathari1,353 people
- Garia1,325 people
- Asti1,302 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?85.0% (Census 2011)