# Salepur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Salepur

Salepur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,965 people in 1,407 households**, the 6th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 5,965people (2011)
- 1,407households
- 77.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salepur

Of every 100 households in Salepur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salepur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**30%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****40%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Salepur?

■ Salepur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**959

Working population ****38.1%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 349 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 743 (33%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 533 (23%) · **■** Marginal 622 (27%)

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 Arambag

- Keshabpur12,687 people
- Mayapur10,871 people
- Malaypur8,465 people
- Dahar Kundu6,464 people
- Dihi Bagnan5,783 people
- Batanal5,585 people
- Tirol4,523 people
- Manikpat4,097 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salepur?5,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salepur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salepur?77.8% (Census 2011)