# Sarisha Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sarisha

Sarisha is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,883 people in 929 households**, the 10th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,883people (2011)
- 929households
- 87.1%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisha

Of every 100 households in Sarisha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarisha · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**41%

Tap water ****8%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**84%

Use banking services ****72%**

**42%

Television ****62%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**37%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Sarisha?

■ Sarisha · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**937

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 83.0% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 59 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (2%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,126 (78%) · **■** Marginal 187 (13%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Bishra4,274 people
- Chandnagar4,156 people
- Bhushna4,147 people
- Gopalpur4,118 people
- Durgapur3,782 people
- Bhaduria3,709 people
- Bagda3,707 people
- Pashchim Bhabanipur3,699 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisha?3,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisha?87.1% (Census 2011)