# Sarania Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sarania

Sarania is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **790 people in 178 households**, the 49th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 790people (2011)
- 178households
- 73.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarania

Of every 100 households in Sarania in 2011, 56 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarania · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**25%

Tap water ****24%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**29%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarania?

■ Sarania · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**953

Working population ****22.7%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 65.9% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 109 (61%) · **■** Marginal 10 (6%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Aswathakati1,006 people
- Nalkora948 people
- Chak Kamardanga882 people
- Durgapur855 people
- Ghusuri640 people
- Amarkati590 people
- Par Naihati574 people
- Shripur510 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarania?790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarania in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarania?73.8% (Census 2011)