# Sholdiha Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sholdiha

Sholdiha is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,581 people in 326 households**, the 34th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,581people (2011)
- 326households
- 78.5%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sholdiha

Of every 100 households in Sholdiha in 2011, 65 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sholdiha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**56%

Tap water ****57%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

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 Sholdiha?

■ Sholdiha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**960

Working population ****41.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 70.9% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 336 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (9%) · **■** Marginal 204 (31%)

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

- Chenchura1,671 people
- Taba Gerya1,652 people
- Sarai1,640 people
- Mahishda1,601 people
- Jhatiar1,554 people
- Saishol1,552 people
- Parulia1,524 people
- Got Gerya1,521 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sholdiha?1,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholdiha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sholdiha?78.5% (Census 2011)