# Sarata Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarata

Sarata is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 273 households**, the 40th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 273households
- 75.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarata

Of every 100 households in Sarata in 2011, 84 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarata · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**40%

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

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**62%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Sarata?

■ Sarata · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**963

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (35%) · **■** Marginal 241 (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 Dantan - I

- Mirjapur1,336 people
- Maheshpur1,308 people
- Bhikubar1,276 people
- Palsandapur1,252 people
- Palashia1,221 people
- Kharijha Pari1,205 people
- Bamanda1,171 people
- Dhunria1,170 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarata?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarata?75.4% (Census 2011)