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

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sholenda

Sholenda is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 115 households**, the 64th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 513people (2011)
- 115households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sholenda

Of every 100 households in Sholenda in 2011, 28 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sholenda · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**25%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

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 Sholenda?

■ Sholenda · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**960

Working population ****62.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 73.7% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Sabal Mara531 people
- Swargachhira527 people
- Shanr Dhara522 people
- Itamara515 people
- Kharakpur512 people
- Bhursan497 people
- Degaria495 people
- Oro492 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sholenda?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholenda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sholenda?80.7% (Census 2011)