# Sapmara Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sapmara

Sapmara is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 315 households**, the 58th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,408people (2011)
- 315households
- 76.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sapmara

Of every 100 households in Sapmara in 2011, 33 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sapmara · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**33%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sapmara?

■ Sapmara · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**983

Working population ****33.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.3% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (7%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 196 (42%) · **■** Marginal 195 (41%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Dihi Sarishapara1,576 people
- Bagaria Khargachhi1,473 people
- Sadashibpur1,452 people
- Rasa1,419 people
- Sekandarpur1,386 people
- Dakshin Gopinathpur1,348 people
- Balarampur1,265 people
- Dogachha1,168 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sapmara?1,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapmara in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sapmara?76.5% (Census 2011)