Sarenga
Census Town
Sarenga is located in West Bengal
Sarenga
Sarenga
Location in West Bengal, India
Sarenga is located in India
Sarenga
Sarenga
Sarenga (India)
Coordinates: 22°32′N 88°13′E / 22.54°N 88.21°E / 22.54; 88.21
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,200
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyHowrah
Vidhan Sabha constituencySankrail
Websitehowrah.gov.in

Sarenga is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.[1]

Geography

Sarenga is located at 22°32′N 88°13′E / 22.54°N 88.21°E / 22.54; 88.21.[2] It has an average elevation of 6 m (20 ft).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Sarenga had a total population of 25,200 of which 12,798 (51%) were males and 12,402 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,085. The total number of literates in Sarenga was 17,041 (77.06% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Sarenga was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.[4]

As of 2001 India census,[5] Sarenga had a population of 21,621. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sarenga has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64% and female literacy is 54%. In Sarenga, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Bus

  • Sarenga (Kolatala More) - New Town Unitech

Train

Abada railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.

References

  1. ↑ "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sarenga
  3. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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