# Saranga Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Saranga

Saranga is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 480 households**, the 24th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,237people (2011)
- 480households
- 88.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saranga

Of every 100 households in Saranga in 2011, 76 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saranga · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**56%

Tap water ****33%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**81%

Use banking services ****86%**

**70%

Television ****54%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

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 Saranga?

■ Saranga · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**960

Working population ****37.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 85.4% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 222 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (42%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 198 (23%) · **■** Marginal 45 (5%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Lodna2,780 people
- Kaiar2,732 people
- Gaitanpur2,640 people
- Shashanga2,333 people
- Khejurhati2,179 people
- Kantapukur2,079 people
- Amral2,070 people
- Keudia1,982 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saranga?2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saranga in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saranga?88.6% (Census 2011)