# Salajpur Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Salajpur

Salajpur is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 204 households**, the 88th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 977people (2011)
- 204households
- 71.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salajpur

Of every 100 households in Salajpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Salajpur · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Salajpur?

■ Salajpur · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**942

Working population ****54.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (19%) · **■** Marginal 142 (27%)

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 Narayangarh

- Chak Jati1,010 people
- Ukrasanda1,010 people
- Kushda1,002 people
- Daishanda980 people
- Chak Mukunda970 people
- Saibani966 people
- Ambidhangar961 people
- Asti961 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salajpur?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salajpur?71.8% (Census 2011)