# Sarshi Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Sarshi

Sarshi is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 91 households**, the 705th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 486people (2011)
- 91households
- 62.3%literacy
- 1,141females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarshi

Of every 100 households in Sarshi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarshi · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**91%

Television ****24%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sarshi?

■ Sarshi · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**928

Working population ****29.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 40% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Harraiya

- Chakwa490 people
- Marvatiya Kunwer488 people
- Sikari488 people
- Maduraiya486 people
- Lalpur Pandit485 people
- Lokaipur485 people
- Pure Ganga Urf Jadaipur485 people
- Sarmagna485 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarshi?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarshi in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarshi?62.3% (Census 2011)