# Sarchakalta, Hura, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hura, Puruliya 

# Sarchakalta

Sarchakalta is a village in [Hura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/hura/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 165 households**, the 65th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 809people (2011)
- 165households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarchakalta

Of every 100 households in Sarchakalta in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarchakalta · ■ Hura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****9%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

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 Sarchakalta?

■ Sarchakalta · ■ Hura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**954

Working population ****43.9%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 264 (74%)

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 Hura

- Rangamatya883 people
- Palma865 people
- Hulung843 people
- Nimdiha825 people
- Raisa766 people
- Kharipara Alias Rangadi761 people
- Gurda741 people
- Paharpur740 people

[All 116 villages in Hura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/hura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarchakalta?809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarchakalta in?Puruliya district (Hura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarchakalta?68.9% (Census 2011)