# Salbani Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salbani

Salbani is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 141 households**, the 54th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 655people (2011)
- 141households
- 85.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salbani

Of every 100 households in Salbani in 2011, 61 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salbani · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****96%**

**34%

Television ****30%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

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 Salbani?

■ Salbani · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**979

Working population ****37.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (48%) · **■** Marginal 85 (35%)

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 Jhargram

- Golbandhi669 people
- Jaynagar666 people
- Lalbana664 people
- Sardiha660 people
- Bali Bhasha651 people
- Auli Gerya649 people
- Jhantiband647 people
- Murabani646 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salbani?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salbani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salbani?85.2% (Census 2011)