# Shele Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Shele

Shele is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 151 households**, the 113th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 606people (2011)
- 151households
- 88.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shele

Of every 100 households in Shele in 2011, 68 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shele · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**26%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****95%**

**68%

Television ****36%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shele?

■ Shele · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**968

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 82.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (18%) · **■** Marginal 58 (28%)

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 Manteswar

- Patikhaldanga640 people
- Jhikra635 people
- Dwari623 people
- Uttardihi610 people
- Kalswar590 people
- Basudebpur586 people
- Dewangadi586 people
- Katsihi566 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shele?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shele in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shele?88.0% (Census 2011)