# Shal Bani Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shal Bani

Shal Bani is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **431 people in 102 households**, the 126th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 431people (2011)
- 102households
- 55.5%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shal Bani

Of every 100 households in Shal Bani in 2011, 87 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shal Bani · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**18%

Television ****19%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

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 Shal Bani?

■ Shal Bani · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**963

Working population ****35.0%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 41.2% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (22%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Nayagram

- Pathra Sol442 people
- Khas Jangal438 people
- Bamanda436 people
- Pachagerya431 people
- Bihankuria430 people
- Katash430 people
- Kshema Sol427 people
- Dulki418 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shal Bani?431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shal Bani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shal Bani?55.5% (Census 2011)