# Salan, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Salan

Salan is a village in [Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,038 people in 510 households**, the 30th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,038people (2011)
- 510households
- 66.1%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salan

Of every 100 households in Salan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salan · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**61%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Salan?

■ Salan · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**972

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (11%) · **■** Marginal 192 (26%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Shian2,106 people
- Itanda2,097 people
- Albandha2,087 people
- Goalpara2,044 people
- Chhota Shimulia1,940 people
- Panchshoa1,851 people
- Chandanpur1,849 people
- Supur1,803 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

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- Salan · Village, Thural, Kangra · 115 people
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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salan?2,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salan in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salan?66.1% (Census 2011)