# Salooni Village, Behat, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Behat, Saharanpur 

# Salooni

Salooni is a village in Behat sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,466 people in 275 households**, the 123rd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,466people (2011)
- 275households
- 73.6%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salooni

Of every 100 households in Salooni in 2011, 53 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salooni · ■ Behat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**50%

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

**35%

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

**65%

Tap water ****10%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**54%

Television ****46%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Salooni?

■ Salooni · ■ Behat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****740**

**912

Working population ****27.8%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 63.0% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (49%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 68 (17%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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 Behat

- Jamalpur Must.1,507 people
- Muzaffarpur1,481 people
- Tivra Junardar1,480 people
- Pathanpura Aht.1,476 people
- Rogla Hatholi1,435 people
- Amadapur1,417 people
- Shahabuddinpur1,400 people
- Bhogpur Gokulpur1,360 people

[All 324 villages in Behat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/behat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salooni?1,466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salooni in?Saharanpur district (Behat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salooni?73.6% (Census 2011)