Sahapur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahapur is a village situated in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 383 families residing in the village Sahapur. The total population of Sahapur is 1,750 out of which 887 are males and 863 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahapur village is 238 which is 14% of the total population. There are 121 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Sahapur village.

Population
1,750
Families
383
Literacy
62.9%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahapur is 62.9%. Thus Sahapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 69.06% and the female literacy rate is 56.57% 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 238 121 117
Literacy 62.9% 69.06% 56.57%
Scheduled Caste 212 107 105
Scheduled Tribe 515 258 257
Illiterate 799 358 441

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.4% of total population in Sahapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahapur village out of total population, 848 were engaged in work activities. 31.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 848 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 92 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 269 231 38
Cultivators 119 112 7
Agriculture Labourer 92 74 18
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 52 40 12
Marginal Workers 579 297 282
Non Working 902 359 543

Nearby Villages to Sahapur,

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

Village Population
Barala 1,565
Tokardanga 543
Hukumapur 543
Dakshin Dangapara 144
Itor 759
Ujalmanik 290
Hosenpur 568
Kanchia Bishnudanga 3,127
Tagarpur 83
Naopara 2,358

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