# Sara Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Sara

Sara is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 408 households**, the 15th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,785people (2011)
- 408households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sara

Of every 100 households in Sara in 2011, 58 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sara · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**66%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sara?

■ Sara · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****51.7%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 54.2% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (5%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 78 (8%) · **■** Marginal 756 (82%)

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 Raipur

- Melera2,066 people
- Dharampur2,034 people
- Satpatta1,890 people
- Dhanara1,832 people
- Kamalpur1,743 people
- Kharigerya1,701 people
- Demushunya1,697 people
- Dundar1,677 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sara?1,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sara in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sara?68.0% (Census 2011)