# Sahajadpur

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Sahajadpur
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| nickname                = 
| settlement_type         = Census Town
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|24.0101|N|88.4767|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}   
| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = [Murshidabad](/source/Murshidabad_District)
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
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| area_total_km2          = 1.57
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| population_total        = 23,280
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| population_density_km2  = auto
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| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language), [English](/source/English_language)
| timezone1               = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = <!-- [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number) -->
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| registration_plate      = WB
| blank1_name_sec1        = [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) constituency
| blank1_info_sec1        = [Jangipur](/source/Jangipur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| blank2_name_sec1        = [Vidhan Sabha](/source/Vidhan_Sabha) constituency
| blank2_info_sec1        = [Raghunathganj](/source/Raghunathganj_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))
| website                 = {{URL|http://murshidabad.nic.in/}}
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}}

'''Sahajadpur''' is a [census town](/source/census_town) in the [Raghunathganj II](/source/Raghunathganj_II) [CD block](/source/Community_development_blocks_in_India) in the [Jangipur subdivision](/source/Jangipur_subdivision) of the [Murshidabad district](/source/Murshidabad_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal).

==Geography==

===Location===                   
Sahajadpur is located at {{Coord|24.0101|N|88.4767|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=24.00879&lon=88.48666&zoom=13&q1=Sahajadpur%252C%2520West%2520Bengal%252C%2520India
|title = Yahoo maps of Sahajadpur
|publisher = Yahoo maps
|accessdate = 2008-11-29
}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [2011 Census of India](/source/2011_Census_of_India), Shahjadpur had a total population of 23,280, of which 11,966 (51%) were males and 11,314 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 3,806. The total number of literate persons in Shahjadpur was 1,2736 (65.40% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 27 August 2017}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [census](/source/census),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sahajadpur had a population of 15,720. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Sahajadpur has an average literacy rate of 44%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 37%. In Sahajadpur, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Murshidabad'',  2011, Sahajadpur covered an area of 1.57&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It had 20&nbsp;km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water-supply involved pressure tank, hand pump, tap water untreated source. It had 2,800 domestic electric connections, 20 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities, it had 5 primary schools, 1 senior secondary school in town, general degree college at [Jangipur](/source/Jangipur%2C_Murshidabad) 6&nbsp;km away. It had 5 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). It produced [beedi](/source/beedi), [papad](/source/Papadam).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title =  District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History,  Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking  | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal  |access-date =  26 June 2021}}</ref>

== Healthcare ==
Raghunathganj II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of [arsenic contamination](/source/Arsenic_contamination_of_groundwater). The [WHO](/source/World_Health_Organization) guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10&nbsp;mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50&nbsp;mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Raghunathaganj II CD block is 875&nbsp;mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES| work = Murshidabad| access-date = 4 August 2017| archive-date = 28 February 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180228194339/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Murshidabad District}}

Category:Cities and towns in Murshidabad district
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