# Salun Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Salun

Salun is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,246 people in 297 households**, the 75th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,246people (2011)
- 297households
- 78.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salun

Of every 100 households in Salun in 2011, 52 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salun · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**58%

Tap water ****7%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****71%**

**57%

Television ****23%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Salun?

■ Salun · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 65% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 224 (50%)

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 Bhatar

- Balsidanga1,340 people
- Kurumba1,330 people
- Usha1,279 people
- Mandarbati1,268 people
- Mandardihi1,212 people
- Haripur1,204 people
- Eora1,167 people
- Sotkhali1,161 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salun?1,246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salun in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salun?78.7% (Census 2011)