# Sarisha Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarisha

Sarisha is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 125 households**, the 88th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 510people (2011)
- 125households
- 63.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisha

Of every 100 households in Sarisha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarisha · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**24%

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 Sarisha?

■ Sarisha · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**955

Working population ****49.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 228 (90%)

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 Keshiary

- Panasganja548 people
- Marrui543 people
- Laklar539 people
- Singh Pur536 people
- Hati Gerya509 people
- Sarri Pur493 people
- Chakbila492 people
- Muktapur489 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisha?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisha?63.2% (Census 2011)