# Sirarai Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Sirarai

Sirarai is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,915 people in 1,643 households**, the 2nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 6,915people (2011)
- 1,643households
- 75.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirarai

Of every 100 households in Sirarai in 2011, 40 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sirarai · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**61%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****19%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sirarai?

■ Sirarai · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**957

Working population ****40.2%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 69.5% for women. 66% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 768 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,274 (46%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 387 (14%) · **■** Marginal 332 (12%)

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 Galsi - I

- Mankar10,370 people
- Golgram5,886 people
- Pursha5,740 people
- Paraj5,560 people
- Uchchagram4,877 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirarai?6,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirarai in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sirarai?75.8% (Census 2011)