# Sarcargachh Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Sarcargachh

Sarcargachh is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **808 people in 158 households**, the 68th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 808people (2011)
- 158households
- 60.6%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarcargachh

Of every 100 households in Sarcargachh in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarcargachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**53%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****18%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Sarcargachh?

■ Sarcargachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**972

Working population ****39.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 48.4% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 178 (57%) · **■** Marginal 111 (35%)

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 Phansidewa

- Sannyasi Thaner Chhat930 people
- Tentulguri916 people
- Bhubangurir Chhat870 people
- Churaman842 people
- Foudigachh787 people
- Dalur Chhat786 people
- Nembutari776 people
- Chhota Paikpara Arazi763 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarcargachh?808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarcargachh in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarcargachh?60.6% (Census 2011)