# Shalbani Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalbani

Shalbani is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 170 households**, the 35th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 784people (2011)
- 170households
- 79.2%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalbani

Of every 100 households in Shalbani in 2011, 55 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shalbani · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**25%

Television ****25%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shalbani?

■ Shalbani · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**960

Working population ****29.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Jamboni

- Par Shuli845 people
- Mahisamura829 people
- Bara Ghung806 people
- Chandabila796 people
- Murakati757 people
- Palasbani750 people
- Hijli737 people
- Kuldiha732 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalbani?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalbani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalbani?79.2% (Census 2011)