# Sarisha Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Sarisha

Sarisha is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 148 households**, the 75th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 664people (2011)
- 148households
- 93.9%literacy
- 809females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisha

Of every 100 households in Sarisha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarisha · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**33%

Television ****28%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sarisha?

■ Sarisha · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****809**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**953

Working population ****53.2%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 87.7% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 351 (99%)

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 - II

- Nijdanta758 people
- Ariapota677 people
- Madhabpur669 people
- Dakshin Choumukh667 people
- Teghari634 people
- Amipara610 people
- Bisharpur603 people
- Bamaniabar600 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisha?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisha in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisha?93.9% (Census 2011)