# Sarai Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sarai

Sarai is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,269 people in 301 households**, the 127th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,269people (2011)
- 301households
- 64.6%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarai

Of every 100 households in Sarai in 2011, 66 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**24%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarai?

■ Sarai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**939

Working population ****41.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 53.4% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (31%) · **■** Household industry 58 (11%) · **■** Other work 153 (29%) · **■** Marginal 56 (11%)

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 Raiganj

- Jauniya1,304 people
- Pariharpur1,283 people
- Gayas1,281 people
- Makra1,274 people
- Barai1,242 people
- Kumardangi1,237 people
- Pakamba1,200 people
- Bishrail1,192 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarai?1,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarai?64.6% (Census 2011)