# Sholmari Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Sholmari

Sholmari is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,373 people in 429 households**, the 32nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,373people (2011)
- 429households
- 54.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sholmari

Of every 100 households in Sholmari in 2011, 44 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sholmari · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sholmari?

■ Sholmari · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**953

Working population ****27.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 92 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (9%) · **■** Marginal 308 (48%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Baharabad2,640 people
- Enayatnagar2,492 people
- Kanaipur2,477 people
- Sadarpur2,452 people
- Parani Nagar2,366 people
- Jitarpur2,322 people
- Chandrapara2,279 people
- Choralmani2,170 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sholmari?2,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholmari in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sholmari?54.4% (Census 2011)