# Saurinibasti Village, Mirik, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Mirik, Darjiling 

# Saurinibasti

Saurinibasti is a village in Mirik sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,901 people in 856 households**, the 5th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 3,901people (2011)
- 856households
- 87.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saurinibasti

Of every 100 households in Saurinibasti in 2011, 88 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saurinibasti · ■ Mirik rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**34%

Tap water ****14%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**85%

Use banking services ****80%**

**85%

Television ****70%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****91%**

**85%

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 Saurinibasti?

■ Saurinibasti · ■ Mirik rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**908

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 81.8% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 288 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (8%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 645 (47%) · **■** Marginal 287 (21%)

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 Mirik

- Panighata5,235 people
- Bukim Tea Garden4,711 people
- New Fallodi Tea Garden4,557 people
- Mirik Khasmahal4,329 people
- Okaity Tea Garden3,509 people
- Singbulli Tea Garden3,306 people
- Marma Tea Garden3,077 people
- Paschim Phuguri Tea Garden2,889 people

[All 21 villages in Mirik](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/mirik/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saurinibasti?3,901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saurinibasti in?Darjiling district (Mirik sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saurinibasti?87.6% (Census 2011)