# Sasara Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sasara

Sasara is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,418 people in 772 households**, the 3rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 3,418people (2011)
- 772households
- 67.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sasara

Of every 100 households in Sasara in 2011, 80 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sasara · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

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 Sasara?

■ Sasara · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**953

Working population ****49.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (30%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 226 (13%) · **■** Marginal 707 (42%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Naya Basan4,828 people
- Gopiballavpur4,061 people
- Alampur Pirasimul2,862 people
- Bakra1,909 people
- Chhahazari Humtia1,889 people
- Dharam Pur1,651 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sasara?3,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sasara?67.9% (Census 2011)