# Salanga Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salanga

Salanga is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 62 households**, the 371st largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 278people (2011)
- 62households
- 69.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salanga

Of every 100 households in Salanga in 2011, 89 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Salanga · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**18%

Own their home ****53%**

**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 Salanga?

■ Salanga · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**960

Working population ****47.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 66.4% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (61%) · **■** Other work 16 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Keshpur

- Chandan Gerya283 people
- Gamar Hati283 people
- Udaypur281 people
- Gopal Nagar279 people
- Chandmura275 people
- Majhigar274 people
- Rameswar Chak273 people
- Rasidpur271 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salanga?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salanga?69.1% (Census 2011)