# Shelya Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shelya

Shelya is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **404 people in 100 households**, the 180th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 404people (2011)
- 100households
- 87.9%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shelya

Of every 100 households in Shelya in 2011, 84 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelya · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

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 Shelya?

■ Shelya · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**952

Working population ****58.4%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 79.7% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 114 (48%)

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 Sabang

- Lejibheri417 people
- Rakutya417 people
- Basudebpur413 people
- Bansgerya410 people
- Banhala398 people
- Ghonapota397 people
- Barasati389 people
- Jhaparara375 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shelya?404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shelya?87.9% (Census 2011)