# Salkia Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salkia

Salkia is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 14 households**, the 173rd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 69people (2011)
- 14households
- 89.1%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salkia

Of every 100 households in Salkia in 2011, 83 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Salkia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**50%

Television ****58%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Salkia?

■ Salkia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**940

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 78.1% for women. 66% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (28%) · **■** Other work 2 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (62%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Natima99 people
- Chhota Asanbani87 people
- Saltaria Dihi83 people
- Shushuni Bera79 people
- Asadtalia58 people
- Dangar Bila49 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salkia?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salkia?89.1% (Census 2011)