# Saira Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Saira

Saira is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 121 households**, the 99th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 552people (2011)
- 121households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saira

Of every 100 households in Saira in 2011, 47 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saira · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**40%

Tap water ****28%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****33%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Saira?

■ Saira · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**948

Working population ****40.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.6% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (12%) · **■** Marginal 147 (67%)

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 Balagarh

- Matukpur657 people
- Chandpur640 people
- Paranpur617 people
- Bhalki567 people
- Chhota Nekua541 people
- Kulgachhi527 people
- Kalyanshri502 people
- Dahia496 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saira?552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saira in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saira?81.2% (Census 2011)