# Sarishani Village, Shyampur - I, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Shyampur - I, Haora 

# Sarishani

Sarishani is a village in Shyampur - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,061 people in 756 households**, the 23rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 3,061people (2011)
- 756households
- 80.1%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarishani

Of every 100 households in Sarishani in 2011, 50 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarishani · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**31%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sarishani?

■ Sarishani · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**987

Working population ****33.1%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (26%) · **■** Household industry 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 407 (40%) · **■** Marginal 244 (24%)

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 Shyampur - I

- Ghoshpur Kalia3,416 people
- Baganda3,333 people
- Gabardaha3,128 people
- Ichhapur3,120 people
- Chandpur3,045 people
- Syadpur2,989 people
- Kathilabar2,940 people
- Bhabanipur2,851 people

[All 63 villages in Shyampur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarishani?3,061 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarishani in?Haora district (Shyampur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarishani?80.1% (Census 2011)