Sarenga

For CD Block in Bankura district, see Sarenga, Bankura (community development block). For village, with a police station, in Bankura district, see Sarenga, Bankura.

Sarenga
Census Town
Sarenga Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sarenga Sarenga (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°32′N88°13′E / 22.54°N 88.21°E / 22.54; 88.21 Coordinates: 22°32′N88°13′E / 22.54°N 88.21°E / 22.54; 88.21
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,200
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.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′N88°13′E / 22.54°N 88.21°E / 22.54; 88.21 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 6 m (20 ft).^{[ citation needed ]}

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 ^[update] 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.