# Salun Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Salun

Salun is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,134 people in 746 households**, the 15th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 3,134people (2011)
- 746households
- 70.6%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salun

Of every 100 households in Salun in 2011, 30 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salun · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**81%

Use banking services ****91%**

**70%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**960

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 64% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 895 (61%) · **■** Household industry 69 (5%) · **■** Other work 206 (14%) · **■** Marginal 52 (4%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Badulia3,905 people
- Dubrajhat3,800 people
- Kendur3,639 people
- Chagram3,138 people
- Gopalbera3,095 people
- Naricha3,005 people
- Keshabpur2,931 people
- Barisiali2,893 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salun?3,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salun in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salun?70.6% (Census 2011)