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Last edited October 1, 2021
Sahapur
Census Town
Location in West Bengal, India
Sahapur is located in India
Sahapur
Sahapur
Sahapur (India)
Coordinates: 24°59′36″N 88°09′10″E / 24.99336°N 88.15276°E / 24.99336; 88.15276
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Area
 ā€¢ Total1.8292 km2 (0.7063 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total9,906
 ā€¢ Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732142
Telephone/ STD code03512
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMaldaha
Websitemalda.nic.in

Sahapur is a census town in the Old Malda CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Sahapur is located at 24°59′36″N 88°09′10″E / 24.99336°N 88.15276°E / 24.99336; 88.15276.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

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]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Maldah , Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 313333, page 26-27. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 775-786; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 775; Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 779-780; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 781-782; Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities: Pages 783-785; Statement VI: Industry & Banking, Page 786. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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