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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Saltaria

Saltaria is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 106 households**, the 128th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 456people (2011)
- 106households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saltaria

Of every 100 households in Saltaria in 2011, 7 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saltaria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 Saltaria?

■ Saltaria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1522**

**979

Working population ****41.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 61.9% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 155 (83%)

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

- Rangdakola472 people
- Chhenapara468 people
- Dumuria461 people
- Bankati456 people
- Tiakati455 people
- Dubrajpur454 people
- Gangadharpur452 people
- Baghjhapa451 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saltaria?456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saltaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saltaria?72.1% (Census 2011)