# Shalmula Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Shalmula

Shalmula is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,836 people in 946 households**, the 16th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 3,836people (2011)
- 946households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalmula

Of every 100 households in Shalmula in 2011, 41 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shalmula · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****56%**

**65%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**18%

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 Shalmula?

■ Shalmula · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**982

Working population ****51.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 62.6% for women. 64% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 859 (44%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 210 (11%) · **■** Marginal 579 (30%)

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 Jamalpur

- Masagram4,310 people
- Pranballabhpur4,270 people
- Sahhosenpur4,209 people
- Sanchra3,846 people
- Itla3,360 people
- Antpara3,307 people
- Kanshra3,220 people
- Jot Raghab3,204 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalmula?3,836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalmula in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalmula?69.6% (Census 2011)