# Salgaria, Sainthia, Birbhum – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Salgaria

Salgaria is a village in [Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 144 households**, the 118th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 621people (2011)
- 144households
- 81.5%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salgaria

Of every 100 households in Salgaria in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salgaria · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**37%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****69%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Salgaria?

■ Salgaria · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**961

Working population ****46.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 108 (37%)

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 Sainthia

- Shrinidhipur654 people
- Jollo647 people
- Muchiara625 people
- Meherpur623 people
- Rupadihi619 people
- Mathurapur614 people
- Jamkola603 people
- Dakshin Naogaon598 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Other places named Salgaria

- Salgaria · Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad · 780 people
- Salgaria · Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur · 720 people
- Salgaria · Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum · 220 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salgaria?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salgaria in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salgaria?81.5% (Census 2011)