# Sarai Village, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarai

Sarai is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 139 households**, the 127th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 476people (2011)
- 139households
- 88.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarai

Of every 100 households in Sarai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarai · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****7%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**970

Working population ****47.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 82.4% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 215 (96%)

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 - II

- Dundarachak479 people
- Paiknagari479 people
- Mrijapur478 people
- Shyamsundarpur478 people
- Rambhadrapur474 people
- Kantagere473 people
- Phate Chak465 people
- Akra Markandapur464 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarai?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarai?88.6% (Census 2011)