Sahapur Explained

Sahapur
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.52°N 88.17°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Howrah
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:6
Population Total:9,022
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Howrah
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Panchla
Iso Code:IN-WB

Sahapur is a census town in Panchla CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

Sahapur is located at 22.52°N 88.17°W.[2] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet).Sahapur is also a small village at bankura district of west Bengal under onda police station and shantore panchyat.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Shahpur had a total population of 9,022 of which 4,675 (52%) were males and 4,347 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,528. The total number of literates in Shahpur was 6,247 (78.96% of the population over 6 years).[3]

India census,[4] Sahapur had a population of 7,533. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sahapur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sahapur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District-wise list of stautory towns . Census Commission of India . 2009-01-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191128/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm . 2007-09-30 .
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Sahapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sahapur
  3. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 11 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.