# Sarrang Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sarrang

Sarrang is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 513 households**, the 18th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,448people (2011)
- 513households
- 82.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarrang

Of every 100 households in Sarrang in 2011, 43 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarrang · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**37%

Television ****20%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarrang?

■ Sarrang · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**926

Working population ****35.5%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 73.3% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (18%) · **■** Marginal 92 (11%)

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 Egra - I

- Chirulia2,650 people
- Maha Bishra2,612 people
- Puranda2,535 people
- Erendabar2,467 people
- Bolkushda2,403 people
- Shipur2,399 people
- Sahara2,378 people
- Baranehari2,302 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarrang?2,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarrang in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarrang?82.8% (Census 2011)