# Saphkhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Saphkhali

Saphkhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,813 people in 620 households**, the 26th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,813people (2011)
- 620households
- 78.3%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saphkhali

Of every 100 households in Saphkhali in 2011, 78 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Saphkhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**44%

Tap water ****85%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****44%**

**36%

Television ****49%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saphkhali?

■ Saphkhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**954

Working population ****36.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 165 (16%) · **■** Other work 617 (60%) · **■** Marginal 214 (21%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Julpia2,968 people
- Salpukuria2,931 people
- Rajakgohalia2,903 people
- Nettana2,820 people
- Raghabpur2,607 people
- Rammakhaler Chak2,597 people
- Uttar Kazirhat2,577 people
- Kulerdari2,511 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saphkhali?2,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saphkhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saphkhali?78.3% (Census 2011)