Sahapur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahapur is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 182 families residing in the village Sahapur. The total population of Sahapur is 804 out of which 401 are males and 403 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahapur village is 112 which is 14% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Sahapur village.

Population
804
Families
182
Literacy
56.07%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahapur is 56.1%. Thus Sahapur village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 63.08% and the female literacy rate is 49.14% in Sahapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sahapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 112 57 55
Literacy 56.07% 63.08% 49.14%
Scheduled Caste 332 178 154
Scheduled Tribe 462 221 241
Illiterate 416 184 232

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 57.5% of total population in Sahapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahapur village out of total population, 350 were engaged in work activities. 53.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 350 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 60 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 186 161 25
Cultivators 117 110 7
Agriculture Labourer 60 45 15
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 6 4 2
Marginal Workers 164 67 97
Non Working 454 173 281

Nearby Villages to Sahapur,

Below are the list of villages near Sahapur village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Barail 254
Chapahat Bairhatha 929
Isnail 1,531
Nurulla Kuringarpara 768
Nayapara 354
Lakshmipur 2,268
Subarnapur 538
Gopalpur 556
Dhadarang 412
Rupain 302

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