# Shaldanga Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Shaldanga

Shaldanga is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,604 people in 796 households**, the 15th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,604people (2011)
- 796households
- 62.9%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaldanga

Of every 100 households in Shaldanga in 2011, 38 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shaldanga · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**81%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shaldanga?

■ Shaldanga · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**957

Working population ****44.6%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 52.6% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 324 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,151 (72%)

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 Galsi - I

- Kolkol4,025 people
- Dharmapura3,953 people
- Loa3,690 people
- Simnari3,663 people
- Maro3,461 people
- Krishnarampur3,267 people
- Purangan3,049 people
- Bandutia2,932 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaldanga?3,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaldanga in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaldanga?62.9% (Census 2011)