# Shalkuti Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalkuti

Shalkuti is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 117 households**, the 202nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 496people (2011)
- 117households
- 85.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalkuti

Of every 100 households in Shalkuti in 2011, 68 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shalkuti · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Shalkuti?

■ Shalkuti · ■ Debra rural average

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

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1346**

**988

Working population ****55.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.9% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (16%) · **■** Marginal 119 (43%)

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 Debra

- Saital501 people
- Ruiagerya498 people
- Chak Hiramani496 people
- Kuldiha496 people
- Guru Ganja495 people
- Amadpur493 people
- Rampura491 people
- Khas Bar489 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalkuti?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalkuti in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalkuti?85.3% (Census 2011)