# Sarai Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarai

Sarai is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 322 households**, the 32nd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,640people (2011)
- 322households
- 86.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarai

Of every 100 households in Sarai in 2011, 75 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**56%

Tap water ****42%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sarai?

■ Sarai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**960

Working population ****31.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.7% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (23%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 102 (20%) · **■** Marginal 155 (30%)

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 Keshpur

- Khejur Bani1,687 people
- Gobindapur1,673 people
- Chenchura1,671 people
- Taba Gerya1,652 people
- Mahishda1,601 people
- Sholdiha1,581 people
- Jhatiar1,554 people
- Saishol1,552 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarai?1,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarai?86.9% (Census 2011)