# Sauerkhata Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Sauerkhata

Sauerkhata is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 161 households**, the 46th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 606people (2011)
- 161households
- 71.6%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sauerkhata

Of every 100 households in Sauerkhata in 2011, 24 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sauerkhata · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**21%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**40%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sauerkhata?

■ Sauerkhata · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**960

Working population ****57.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 62.5% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 197 (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 Tufanganj - II

- Jiratisalbari828 people
- Mechkoka827 people
- Chengtimari822 people
- Bashraja Dwitia Khanda680 people
- Chhat Bhareya597 people
- Chhat Balakuthi491 people
- Paglirkuthi269 people
- Atia Mochar244 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sauerkhata?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sauerkhata in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sauerkhata?71.6% (Census 2011)