Sarata, Dantan - I

Sarata is a village located in the Dantan - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dantan-I block and comes under Chakismailpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Medinipur parliament constituency and Dantan assembly constituency.

As on August 2025, the current population of Sarata is 1.3 thousands out of which 678 are males and rest 666 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 982 females per 1000 males. There are around 149 teenagers in Sarata. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 890 persons can read and write. Total 76 people belonging to scheduled caste and 183 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 300 households in Sarata, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 499. The pincode of Sarata is 721426 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantan Sub Post office
• Kotepada Branch Post office
• Lalitapur Branch Post office
• Paragana Branch Post office
• Bamanda Branch Post office

Schools

Sarata has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Sorrong Madhusudan Vidyapith High School Upry.
• Dantan High School(High School) U. Primary
• Dantan Bhagabat Charan High School Upry.
• Datan B. G. H.School U. Primary
• Kotepada High School (High School)

Hospitals

Sarata has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bhabanipur Sub-Center
• Kontai Sub-Center
• Kuhura Sub-Center
• Panitunia Sub-Center
• Krishnapur Sub-Center

Banks

Sarata has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Dantan
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Dantan