# Sasarkol Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sasarkol

Sasarkol is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,470 people in 284 households**, the 78th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,470people (2011)
- 284households
- 49.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sasarkol

Of every 100 households in Sasarkol in 2011, 50 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sasarkol · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**17%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sasarkol?

■ Sasarkol · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**958

Working population ****43.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 42.4% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (54%) · **■** Household industry 56 (9%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 149 (23%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Pachim Lahil1,487 people
- Saur1,483 people
- Bhuindhar1,481 people
- Uttar Sibrampur1,473 people
- Paschim Bannari1,422 people
- Bara Pokharia1,410 people
- Padmadara1,391 people
- Bidyanandapur1,363 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sasarkol?1,470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasarkol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sasarkol?49.8% (Census 2011)