# Sarisa Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarisa

Sarisa is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **935 people in 218 households**, the 98th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 935people (2011)
- 218households
- 78.1%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisa

Of every 100 households in Sarisa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarisa · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarisa?

■ Sarisa · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**942

Working population ****37.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 66.8% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (10%) · **■** Marginal 59 (17%)

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 Narayangarh

- Lakshanda950 people
- Deula946 people
- Takrar940 people
- Babalpur936 people
- Jhanjia Nankar929 people
- Bhatpara927 people
- Budarui919 people
- Nandakishorpur919 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisa?935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisa?78.1% (Census 2011)