# Sapkhali Village, Sagar – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sagar, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sapkhali

Sapkhali is a village in Sagar sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,738 people in 1,398 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 6,738people (2011)
- 1,398households
- 79.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sapkhali

Of every 100 households in Sapkhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sapkhali · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**13%

Tap water ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**30%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sapkhali?

■ Sapkhali · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**964

Working population ****44.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 70.9% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 659 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 907 (30%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 402 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,014 (34%)

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 Sagar

- Khas Ramkarerchhar7,556 people
- Rudranagar7,132 people
- Dhablat6,778 people
- Purrusottampur6,753 people
- Kamalpur6,602 people
- Chemagari6,564 people
- Bishnupur6,349 people
- Manasadwip 2Nd Portion6,206 people

[All 47 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sapkhali?6,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapkhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sapkhali?79.1% (Census 2011)