# Sahajadapur Village, Jaynagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sahajadapur

Sahajadapur is a village in Jaynagar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,383 people in 526 households**, the 29th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,383people (2011)
- 526households
- 78.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahajadapur

Of every 100 households in Sahajadapur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sahajadapur · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**19%

Television ****23%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**49%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahajadapur?

■ Sahajadapur · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**978

Working population ****33.9%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 72.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (13%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 264 (33%) · **■** Marginal 342 (42%)

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 Jaynagar - II

- Phutigoda2,654 people
- Khania Sahazadapur2,539 people
- Kalikapur2,491 people
- Killa Durganagar2,390 people
- Serhangampur2,281 people
- Mahishghat2,127 people
- Jogigara2,115 people
- Gopalnagar1,819 people

[All 47 villages in Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahajadapur?2,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahajadapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahajadapur?78.9% (Census 2011)