# Salbari Village, Matiali, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Matiali, Jalpaiguri 

# Salbari

Salbari is a village in Matiali sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,115 people in 1,580 households**, the 1st largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 9,115people (2011)
- 1,580households
- 79.9%literacy
- 519females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salbari

Of every 100 households in Salbari in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salbari · ■ Matiali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**30%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**37%

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 Salbari?

■ Salbari · ■ Matiali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****519**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**972

Working population ****53.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 63.1% for women. 74% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 672 (14%) · **■** Household industry 63 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,364 (68%) · **■** Marginal 496 (10%)

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 Matiali

- Samsing Tea Garden6,713 people
- Indong Tea Garden6,439 people
- Matiali Tea Garden6,380 people
- Bara Dighi Tea Garden5,639 people

[All 28 villages in Matiali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/matiali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salbari?9,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salbari in?Jalpaiguri district (Matiali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salbari?79.9% (Census 2011)