# Sayra Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Sayra

Sayra is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,044 people in 459 households**, the 36th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 2,044people (2011)
- 459households
- 38.3%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sayra

Of every 100 households in Sayra in 2011, 10 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sayra · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sayra?

■ Sayra · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**957

Working population ****44.7%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.8% for men and 28.6% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 235 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (14%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 482 (53%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Arjuna2,799 people
- Dakshin Gouripur2,758 people
- Bansdol2,465 people
- Bashat Dhanipara2,445 people
- Jalalpur2,029 people
- Sharanpur2,027 people
- Betahal1,920 people
- Chithalia1,774 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sayra?2,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sayra in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sayra?38.3% (Census 2011)