# Sarisha Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Sarisha

Sarisha is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 163 households**, the 75th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 747people (2011)
- 163households
- 69.8%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisha

Of every 100 households in Sarisha in 2011, 37 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarisha · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sarisha?

■ Sarisha · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**970

Working population ****30.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (53%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Sumuria850 people
- Kumirpara830 people
- Muksimpara823 people
- Ghuni788 people
- Chandanpur Simuldanga714 people
- Isabpur698 people
- Char Chuadanga642 people
- Gobindapur639 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisha?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisha in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisha?69.8% (Census 2011)