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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sariabad

Sariabad is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,477 people in 1,578 households**, the 2nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 8,477people (2011)
- 1,578households
- 49.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sariabad

Of every 100 households in Sariabad in 2011, 32 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sariabad · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Sariabad?

■ Sariabad · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**939

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 46.2% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 658 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 856 (27%) · **■** Household industry 221 (7%) · **■** Other work 336 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,056 (34%)

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

- Lakshmania9,156 people
- Karnajora6,848 people
- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Barabarua6,198 people
- Sitgram6,167 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sariabad?8,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sariabad in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sariabad?49.9% (Census 2011)