Sahapur

Sahapur সাহাপুর
Census Town
Sahapur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,022
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Panchla
Website	howrah.gov.in

Sahapur is a census town in Panchla CD Block under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Sahapur is located at . 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).

As of 2001 India census, 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.