# Saligram Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Saligram

Saligram is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 461 households**, the 26th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,961people (2011)
- 461households
- 74.9%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saligram

Of every 100 households in Saligram in 2011, 48 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saligram · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**41%

Tap water ****4%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**68%

Use banking services ****90%**

**63%

Television ****35%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

Own their home ****86%**

**92%

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 Saligram?

■ Saligram · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**980

Working population ****42.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 67.2% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (10%) · **■** Marginal 533 (64%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Nabastha2,387 people
- Ausha2,347 people
- Begut2,326 people
- Becharhat2,265 people
- Jotram1,956 people
- Harigram1,918 people
- Dakshin Gopalpur1,820 people
- Chakundi1,799 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saligram?1,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saligram in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saligram?74.9% (Census 2011)