# Salalpur Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Salalpur

Salalpur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,433 people in 338 households**, the 52nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,433people (2011)
- 338households
- 49.5%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salalpur

Of every 100 households in Salalpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Salalpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**77%

Tap water ****53%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Salalpur?

■ Salalpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**954

Working population ****30.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 44.8% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 108 (25%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Mungol1,544 people
- Paro1,536 people
- Shaktal1,523 people
- Dighua1,463 people
- Barui1,419 people
- Khejurbari1,414 people
- Lakshmipur1,390 people
- Khokhra1,364 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salalpur?1,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salalpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salalpur?49.5% (Census 2011)