# Shalbani, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalbani

Shalbani is a village in [Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 60 households**, the 252nd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 256people (2011)
- 60households
- 54.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalbani

Of every 100 households in Shalbani in 2011, 15 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalbani · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**979

Working population ****58.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 42.2% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (54%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 33 (22%)

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

- Malikhal258 people
- Purbasol258 people
- Uransol257 people
- Kajla256 people
- Pechapara253 people
- Ashanbani250 people
- Benedi249 people
- Domkala248 people

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

## Other places named Shalbani

- Shalbani · Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur · 784 people
- Shalbani · Village, Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum · 680 people
- Shalbani · Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum · 578 people
- Shalbani · Village, Bundwan, Puruliya · 489 people
- Shal Bani · Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur · 431 people
- Shalbani · Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum · 399 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalbani?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalbani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalbani?54.8% (Census 2011)