# Paschim Salkumar Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Paschim Salkumar

Paschim Salkumar is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,693 people in 788 households**, the 37th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,693people (2011)
- 788households
- 64.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Salkumar

Of every 100 households in Paschim Salkumar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Salkumar · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**20%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Paschim Salkumar?

■ Paschim Salkumar · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****47.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 369 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 331 (19%) · **■** Marginal 583 (33%)

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 Falakata

- Balasundar3,811 people
- Badaitari3,788 people
- Kadambini Tea Garden3,765 people
- Bhutnir Ghat3,718 people
- Uttar Deogaon3,625 people
- Sarugaon Tea Garden3,424 people
- Baradoba3,414 people
- Chengmaritari3,279 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Salkumar?3,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Salkumar in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Salkumar?64.6% (Census 2011)