# Shalbani Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Shalbani

Shalbani is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832304**. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 87 households**, the 88th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 399people (2011)
- 87households
- 71.1%literacy
- 832304PIN code

## Shalbani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalbani is 832304.** Shalbani falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832304
- Gram panchayatBarakhursi
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363613

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shalbani from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shalbani?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Shalbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shalbani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shalbani

Of every 100 households in Shalbani in 2011, 76 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shalbani · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shalbani?

■ Shalbani · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****36.3%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 53.3% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 10 (7%) · **■** Other work 47 (32%) · **■** Marginal 88 (61%)

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 Ghatshila

- Thakurbari423 people
- Upardigha423 people
- Baitalpur419 people
- Kashiya414 people
- Paharpur396 people
- Chhota Dhaidka384 people
- Ghutiya384 people
- Luyamariya365 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalbani?832304
- How far is Shalbani from Jamshedpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shalbani?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalbani in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shalbani?71.1% (Census 2011)