# Sarhati Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Sarhati

Sarhati is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,549 people in 603 households**, the 12th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,549people (2011)
- 603households
- 72.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarhati

Of every 100 households in Sarhati in 2011, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarhati · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sarhati?

■ Sarhati · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**930

Working population ****46.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 62.6% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 696 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (21%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 221 (19%)

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 Mekliganj

- Dwarikamari Khasbas3,213 people
- Bara Nijtaraf2,868 people
- Uttar Andaran Kuchlibari2,771 people
- Uttar Kharkharia2,677 people
- Dakshin Bokna Bandha2,539 people
- Dakshin Alokjhari2,360 people
- Jamal Dahahat2,304 people
- Jamaldaha2,242 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarhati?2,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhati in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhati?72.3% (Census 2011)