# Sharsa Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sharsa

Sharsa is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 154 households**, the 99th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 757people (2011)
- 154households
- 62.9%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sharsa

Of every 100 households in Sharsa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sharsa · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**69%

Tap water ****94%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**87%

Use banking services ****41%**

**62%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**15%

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 Sharsa?

■ Sharsa · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**951

Working population ****32.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 54.2% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Chandrerbankata791 people
- Bhedua789 people
- Deuli768 people
- Molunia758 people
- Nalpa748 people
- Kantapal734 people
- Bachhua732 people
- Ghorapota725 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sharsa?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sharsa?62.9% (Census 2011)