# Sarsuna Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/sarsuna/

Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sarsuna

Sarsuna is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,563 people in 1,379 households**, the 4th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 5,563people (2011)
- 1,379households
- 87.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarsuna

Of every 100 households in Sarsuna in 2011, 92 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarsuna · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****27%**

**36%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**52%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****80%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****88%**

**88%

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 Sarsuna?

■ Sarsuna · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**946

Working population ****38.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 83.6% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,896 (88%) · **■** Marginal 159 (7%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Rasapunja8,036 people
- Purba Barisha5,965 people
- Chak Thakurani5,891 people
- Chak Rajumolla5,308 people
- Khanberia4,682 people
- Banagram4,098 people
- Sonamukhi3,670 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarsuna?5,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsuna in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsuna?87.3% (Census 2011)