# Laro Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Laro

Laro is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,061 people in 494 households**, the 34th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,061people (2011)
- 494households
- 89.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laro

Of every 100 households in Laro in 2011, 91 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laro · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**20%

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 Laro?

■ Laro · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**952

Working population ****54.7%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 81.7% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (21%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 746 (66%)

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 Sabang

- Mashumpur2,261 people
- Kundalpal2,257 people
- Panpara2,167 people
- Khagragerya2,154 people
- Perua2,049 people
- Khelna1,956 people
- Naoyagan1,936 people
- Urdhabpur1,896 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laro?2,061 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laro in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laro?89.1% (Census 2011)