# Saora Village, Raniganj, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raniganj, Barddhaman 

# Saora

Saora is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,191 people in 467 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,191people (2011)
- 467households
- 79.9%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saora

Of every 100 households in Saora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saora · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**78%

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

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**63%

Tap water ****76%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**14%

Use banking services ****57%**

**59%

Television ****64%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****78%**

**80%

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 Saora?

■ Saora · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**910

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 470 (72%) · **■** Marginal 150 (23%)

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 Raniganj

- Tirat4,224 people
- Chalbalpur3,567 people
- Napur2,461 people
- Narankuri2,176 people
- Kumardiha2,142 people
- Nimcha2,065 people
- Harabhanga1,907 people

[All 12 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saora?2,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saora in?Barddhaman district (Raniganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saora?79.9% (Census 2011)