# Sarugaon Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Sarugaon

Sarugaon is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,429 people in 276 households**, the 38th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,429people (2011)
- 276households
- 63.1%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarugaon

Of every 100 households in Sarugaon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarugaon · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**59%

Tap water ****2%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**38%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**63%

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 Sarugaon?

■ Sarugaon · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**974

Working population ****36.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 54.7% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (30%) · **■** Marginal 290 (56%)

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 Madarihat

- Paschim Madarihat1,937 people
- Madhya Chhekamari1,786 people
- Ballalguri1,746 people
- Rahimpur Tea Garden1,721 people
- Dumchi Tea Garden1,004 people
- Nepania994 people
- Lankapara Hat778 people
- Holapara Forest617 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarugaon?1,429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarugaon in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarugaon?63.1% (Census 2011)