Sahajadpur is a

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in the Raghunathganj II

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in the

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of the Murshidabad district in the

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Geography

Location

Sahajadpur is located at .

Demographics

According to the 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). India

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, 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 km². It had 20 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 6 km away. It had 5 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). It produced

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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. The

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guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Raghunathaganj II CD block is 875 mg/litre.

References

Cities and towns in Murshidabad district {{Murshidabad-geo-stub