# Salampur Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salampur

Salampur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 262 households**, the 67th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 262households
- 85.0%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salampur

Of every 100 households in Salampur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salampur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**38%

Tap water ****10%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**59%

Television ****24%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**13%

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 Salampur?

■ Salampur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**972

Working population ****41.4%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 79.3% for women. 65% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (20%) · **■** Household industry 53 (11%) · **■** Other work 222 (45%) · **■** Marginal 49 (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 Daspur - I

- Dihichetua1,285 people
- Dihipalsa1,250 people
- Manikpur1,241 people
- Bali Pata1,199 people
- Shrirampur1,186 people
- Jaykrishnapur1,176 people
- Dharmmasagar1,156 people
- Barjalalpur1,155 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salampur?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salampur?85.0% (Census 2011)