Sahapur | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood in Malda City |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 24.9934°N 88.1528°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Malda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.8292 |
Population Total: | 9906 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 732142 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
Area Code: | 03512 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Maldaha Uttar |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Maldaha |
Sahapur is a suburb of Old Malda in Malda district of West Bengal, India.
Sahapur is located at 24.9934°N 88.1528°W.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Sahapur had a total population of 9,906, of which 5,082 (51%) were males and 4,824 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,112. The total number of literate persons in Sahapur was 6,119 (69.58% of the population over 6 years).[1]
According to the District Census Handbook, Maldah, 2011, Sahapur covered an area of 1.8292 km2. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 871 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 4 maternity and child welfare centres, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 5 primary schools, 2 middle schools. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities it had 1 orphanage home, 1 public library, 1 reading room. It produced fish, beedi, coke.[2]