# Saldanga Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Saldanga

Saldanga is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 241 households**, the 72nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 914people (2011)
- 241households
- 74.0%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saldanga

Of every 100 households in Saldanga in 2011, 14 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saldanga · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****22%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****69%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Saldanga?

■ Saldanga · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**947

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 70.4% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (23%) · **■** Marginal 69 (19%)

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 Illambazar

- Baranabagram1,008 people
- Ushardihi982 people
- Kshudrapur959 people
- Golapbag948 people
- Shrichandrapur913 people
- Jahanabad904 people
- Dhalla883 people
- Nripatigram821 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saldanga?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saldanga in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saldanga?74.0% (Census 2011)