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

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarisa

Sarisa is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 57 households**, the 209th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 222people (2011)
- 57households
- 93.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisa

Of every 100 households in Sarisa in 2011, 69 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarisa · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

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 · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**952

Working population ****58.1%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 88.3% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (27%) · **■** Other work 28 (22%) · **■** Marginal 52 (40%)

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

- Ambigerya238 people
- Mirjapur231 people
- Talukpaikan231 people
- Chak Mukunda228 people
- Keshyabheri194 people
- Shalmara189 people
- Bhadulya181 people
- Ghusinga173 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisa?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisa?93.3% (Census 2011)