# Saljhati Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Saljhati

Saljhati is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 104 households**, the 93rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 476people (2011)
- 104households
- 85.3%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saljhati

Of every 100 households in Saljhati in 2011, 44 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saljhati · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**32%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saljhati?

■ Saljhati · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****481**

**950

Working population ****51.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 217 (89%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Daulatpur490 people
- Gohaldanga490 people
- Panch Mahar485 people
- Kshira481 people
- Hajra467 people
- Patlapur467 people
- Pandua454 people
- Kashiganja435 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saljhati?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saljhati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saljhati?85.3% (Census 2011)