# Madhya Shalbari Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Madhya Shalbari

Madhya Shalbari is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,438 people in 537 households**, the 73rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,438people (2011)
- 537households
- 77.4%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madhya Shalbari

Of every 100 households in Madhya Shalbari in 2011, 18 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhya Shalbari · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Madhya Shalbari?

■ Madhya Shalbari · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**962

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 201 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (15%) · **■** Marginal 330 (34%)

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 Dhupguri

- Garialtari2,746 people
- Tuklimari2,735 people
- Bamantari2,706 people
- Bagribari2,551 people
- Dambari2,408 people
- Kursamari2,400 people
- Dakshin Khuttimari2,373 people
- Dakhin Nunkhawa Danga2,318 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madhya Shalbari?2,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhya Shalbari in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madhya Shalbari?77.4% (Census 2011)