# Sariswa Village, Tamkuhi Raj, Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Tamkuhi Raj, Kushinagar 

# Sariswa

Sariswa is a village in Tamkuhi Raj sub-district of Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,177 people in 339 households**, the 126th largest of 372 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,177people (2011)
- 339households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sariswa

Of every 100 households in Sariswa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sariswa · ■ Tamkuhi Raj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**83%

Tap water ****35%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**83%

Television ****25%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sariswa?

■ Sariswa · ■ Tamkuhi Raj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**937

Working population ****36.2%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 40% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 675 (86%)

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 Tamkuhi Raj

- Chakhani Khas2,283 people
- Khudra-Ahirauli2,280 people
- Chandravta2,273 people
- Gauri Narottam2,239 people
- Mukundpur2,172 people
- Morwan2,162 people
- Gosai Patti2,157 people
- Badahara Buzurg2,136 people

[All 384 villages in Tamkuhi Raj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kushinagar/tamkuhi-raj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sariswa?2,177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sariswa in?Kushinagar district (Tamkuhi Raj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sariswa?72.2% (Census 2011)