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Sahapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahapur is a Census Town city situated in Panchla block of Haora district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,896 families residing in the Sahapur city. The total population of Sahapur is 9,022 out of which 4,675 are males and 4,347 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahapur city is 1110 which is 12% of the total population. There are 568 male children and 542 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahapur is 79%. Thus Sahapur has lower literacy rate compared to 83.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 82.27% and the female literacy rate is 75.37% in Sahapur.

Sahapur Census Town has total administration over 1,896 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sahapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,110 568 542
Literacy 79% 72.3% 66%
Scheduled Caste 1,245 623 622
Scheduled Tribe 44 24 20
Illiterate 2,775 1,296 1,479

Caste-wise Population - Sahapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sahapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,245 623 622
Schedule Tribe 44 24 20

Religion-wise Population - Sahapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sahapur is 3,731 which is 41.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sahapur is 5,289 which is 58.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sahapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,731 (41.35%) 1,916 1,815
Muslim 5,289 (58.62%) 2,758 2,531
Christian 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Sahapur

The total literacy rate of Sahapur was 78.96% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 6,247 literates, males were 3,379 while females were 2,868. Also the male literacy rate was 82.27% and the female literacy rate was 75.37% in Sahapur.

  Sahapur West Bengal
Female 75.37% 70.54%
Male 82.27% 81.69%
Total 78.96% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Sahapur

The Sex Ratio of Sahapur is 930. Thus per every 1000 men there were 930 females in Sahapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Sahapur.

Child Population - Sahapur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,110 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sahapur. Out of which 568 were male while 542 were female.

Working Population - Sahapur

In Sahapur Census Town out of total population, 3,678 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,678 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,600 2,146 454
Cultivators 23 23 0
Agriculture Labourer 86 85 1
Household Industries 1,366 1,092 274
Other Workers 1,125 946 179
Marginal Workers 1,078 628 450
Non Working 5,344 1,901 3,443

Sahapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sahapur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,022 69.2% 930

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