# Sakita Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Sakita

Sakita is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,869 people in 407 households**, the 31st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,869people (2011)
- 407households
- 82.0%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakita

Of every 100 households in Sakita in 2011, 58 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sakita · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**83%

Use banking services ****43%**

**67%

Television ****42%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sakita?

■ Sakita · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**950

Working population ****34.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 74.6% for women. 61% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (29%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 145 (23%) · **■** Marginal 93 (15%)

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 Raina - I

- Rasuikhanda2,044 people
- Netrakhanda2,029 people
- Madanagar2,012 people
- Gopinathpur1,888 people
- Mugura1,867 people
- Uchitpur1,838 people
- Banagram1,834 people
- Bokra1,834 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakita?1,869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakita in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sakita?82.0% (Census 2011)