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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
 • Total1.8292 km2 (0.7063 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,906
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • 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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