# Sapua Village, Haldia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur 

# Sapua

Sapua is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,032 people in 233 households**, the 24th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 1,032people (2011)
- 233households
- 88.6%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sapua

Of every 100 households in Sapua in 2011, 56 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sapua · ■ Haldia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**12%

Tap water ****16%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sapua?

■ Sapua · ■ Haldia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****48.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 82.6% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (19%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%)

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 Haldia

- Manaharpur2,720 people
- Gorankhali2,418 people
- Anandapur1,772 people
- Jambere1,759 people

[All 24 villages in Haldia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/haldia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sapua?1,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapua in?Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sapua?88.6% (Census 2011)