# Sariha Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Sariha

Sariha is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,351 people in 570 households**, the 33rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 2,351people (2011)
- 570households
- 76.4%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sariha

Of every 100 households in Sariha in 2011, 30 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sariha · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**41%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Sariha?

■ Sariha · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142**

**959

Working population ****30.4%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 71.9% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 209 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (38%) · **■** Other work 89 (12%) · **■** Marginal 146 (20%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Khidirpur2,451 people
- Majhkalitha2,414 people
- Amalai Bahara2,381 people
- Debagram2,359 people
- Sultanpur2,320 people
- Kanior2,308 people
- Bhagabatipur2,232 people
- Barla2,043 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sariha?2,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sariha in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sariha?76.4% (Census 2011)