# Salsalabari Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Salsalabari

Salsalabari is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,882 people in 1,709 households**, the 2nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 6,882people (2011)
- 1,709households
- 85.8%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salsalabari

Of every 100 households in Salsalabari in 2011, 45 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salsalabari · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**45%

Tap water ****16%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**25%

Television ****29%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Salsalabari?

■ Salsalabari · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**939

Working population ****37.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 80.5% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 319 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (20%) · **■** Household industry 65 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,250 (49%) · **■** Marginal 409 (16%)

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 Alipurduar - II

- Kohinur Tea Garden8,822 people
- Purba Chepani5,999 people
- Uttar Parokata5,779 people
- Purba Chikliguri4,999 people
- Dakshin Panialguri4,677 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salsalabari?6,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salsalabari in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salsalabari?85.8% (Census 2011)