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

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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 **1,052 people in 206 households**, the 55th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,052people (2011)
- 206households
- 87.4%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisha

Of every 100 households in Sarisha in 2011, 49 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarisha · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**40%

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

**94%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**33%

Television ****26%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****87.4%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**953

Working population ****41.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 79.2% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 196 (45%) · **■** Marginal 66 (15%)

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

- Mota Ghata1,111 people
- Keutgerya1,101 people
- Jinandapur1,077 people
- Dakshin Padma1,060 people
- Uttar Padma1,037 people
- Kismat Bathuari983 people
- Nayapara968 people
- Pharakpara966 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?1,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisha in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisha?87.4% (Census 2011)