# Sarishaberya Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sarishaberya

Sarishaberya is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 80 households**, the 159th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 361people (2011)
- 80households
- 92.2%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarishaberya

Of every 100 households in Sarishaberya in 2011, 83 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sarishaberya · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**43%

Television ****43%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sarishaberya?

■ Sarishaberya · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 86.7% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 64 (52%) · **■** Marginal 31 (25%)

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 Contai - I

- Potapukhuria384 people
- Payrachali382 people
- Baramushapur367 people
- Shribachhipur364 people
- Jugi Bar355 people
- Khikina344 people
- Amadpur341 people
- Kanchuri324 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarishaberya?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarishaberya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarishaberya?92.2% (Census 2011)