# Salya Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salya

Salya is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 435 households**, the 44th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,092people (2011)
- 435households
- 90.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salya

Of every 100 households in Salya in 2011, 94 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salya · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**33%

Tap water ****21%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**58%

Television ****64%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Salya?

■ Salya · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**943

Working population ****39.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 85.8% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (8%) · **■** Household industry 33 (4%) · **■** Other work 446 (54%) · **■** Marginal 136 (16%)

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 - II

- Shripur2,299 people
- Dangabhanga2,271 people
- Chak Sultan2,225 people
- Kala Gechhya2,097 people
- Gomakpota2,064 people
- Sona Khali2,014 people
- Lakshman Chak1,886 people
- Jot Bhagaban1,867 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salya?2,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salya?90.1% (Census 2011)