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

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 130 households**, the 65th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 638people (2011)
- 130households
- 95.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**9%

Tap water ****21%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**977

Working population ****30.9%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 92.9% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (39%) · **■** Marginal 15 (8%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Jhati Hari711 people
- Radha Nagar709 people
- Gorahar Gonsai Chak699 people
- Khari Pukhuria673 people
- Gopi Chak615 people
- Chalta Talya613 people
- Purbba Panikhya610 people
- Koyal Chak608 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?95.4% (Census 2011)