# Sarai Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sarai

Sarai is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 362 households**, the 25th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 362households
- 69.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarai

Of every 100 households in Sarai in 2011, 40 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sarai · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarai?

■ Sarai · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1380**

**972

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 59.5% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (14%) · **■** Household industry 50 (8%) · **■** Other work 155 (24%) · **■** Marginal 103 (16%)

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 Bansihari

- Bilbarail1,665 people
- Dasul1,641 people
- Malam1,637 people
- Shyampur1,606 people
- Deuria1,582 people
- Chak Sadulya1,464 people
- Mirzadpur1,442 people
- Baje Haripur1,438 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarai?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarai?69.2% (Census 2011)