# Salua Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salua

Salua is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,430 people in 986 households**, the 2nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 4,430people (2011)
- 986households
- 92.7%literacy
- 799females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salua

Of every 100 households in Salua in 2011, 86 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salua · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**66%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**83%

Use banking services ****85%**

**46%

Television ****86%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****84%**

**95%

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 Salua?

■ Salua · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****799**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**971

Working population ****34.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 88.2% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,441 (96%) · **■** Marginal 25 (2%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Barkola5,476 people
- Amba3,900 people
- Rupnarayanpur3,652 people
- Satkul3,599 people
- Sadatpur3,272 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salua?4,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salua?92.7% (Census 2011)