# Sarsha Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarsha

Sarsha is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 194 households**, the 65th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 814people (2011)
- 194households
- 79.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarsha

Of every 100 households in Sarsha in 2011, 61 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarsha · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****76%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Sarsha?

■ Sarsha · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**971

Working population ****56.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 72.3% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (35%) · **■** Marginal 105 (23%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Sanporapara854 people
- Banktal835 people
- Panchrolya825 people
- Shobhapur821 people
- Jinsar808 people
- Paschimkhagra791 people
- Gomrasol789 people
- Bagbinda783 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarsha?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsha?79.9% (Census 2011)