# Sahapur Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sahapur

Sahapur is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **737 people in 153 households**, the 142nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 737people (2011)
- 153households
- 65.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahapur

Of every 100 households in Sahapur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahapur · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**16%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahapur?

■ Sahapur · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**955

Working population ****30.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (12%) · **■** Household industry 30 (13%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 73 (32%)

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 Itahar

- Dakshin Syampur771 people
- Beldangi756 people
- Khamrua747 people
- Gosaipur746 people
- Bausa724 people
- Rahai722 people
- Barhatti720 people
- Bagbari697 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahapur?737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sahapur?65.8% (Census 2011)