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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Saldaha

Saldaha is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,384 people in 510 households**, the 28th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,384people (2011)
- 510households
- 36.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saldaha

Of every 100 households in Saldaha in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saldaha · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**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 Saldaha?

■ Saldaha · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**954

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.3% for men and 39.6% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 164 (22%)

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

- Isadpur2,744 people
- Bhingol2,720 people
- Dakshin Rampur2,603 people
- Gangor2,469 people
- Bhatol2,286 people
- Pema2,201 people
- Bhabanipur2,199 people
- Santoshpur2,185 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saldaha?2,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saldaha in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saldaha?36.8% (Census 2011)