# Sahaspur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sahaspur

Sahaspur is a village in [Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,205 people in 235 households**, the 91st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,205people (2011)
- 235households
- 59.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahaspur

Of every 100 households in Sahaspur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahaspur · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**17%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sahaspur?

■ Sahaspur · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165**

**958

Working population ****38.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 75 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (55%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 114 (25%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Goharran1,276 people
- Hathipaon1,265 people
- Suhiasani1,236 people
- Dhanalia1,228 people
- Kaili1,204 people
- Madhu Sikar1,194 people
- Kaliara1,192 people
- Khudan1,184 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahaspur?1,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahaspur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahaspur?59.9% (Census 2011)