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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalgura

Shalgura is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 49 households**, the 275th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 220people (2011)
- 49households
- 51.0%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalgura

Of every 100 households in Shalgura in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalgura · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**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 Shalgura?

■ Shalgura · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****529**

**979

Working population ****48.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 37.9% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 106 (100%)

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

- Khas Jangal224 people
- Singpur224 people
- Dhobasol223 people
- Barabigha220 people
- Murgidihi219 people
- Tetuldanga218 people
- Gajipur217 people
- Pania Bhanga217 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalgura?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalgura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalgura?51.0% (Census 2011)