# Shalukageria Village, Jhargram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalukageria

Shalukageria is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 124 households**, the 103rd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 509people (2011)
- 124households
- 68.2%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalukageria

Of every 100 households in Shalukageria in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalukageria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Shalukageria?

■ Shalukageria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**979

Working population ****33.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (11%) · **■** Other work 98 (58%) · **■** Marginal 18 (11%)

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

- Phul Sundari519 people
- Andhari Sol517 people
- Kanyaduba513 people
- Santballa512 people
- Bardanga508 people
- Kotusol508 people
- Rajaband505 people
- Metial504 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalukageria?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalukageria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalukageria?68.2% (Census 2011)