# Abhaya Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Abhaya

Abhaya is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 166 households**, the 64th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 863people (2011)
- 166households
- 72.7%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Abhaya

Of every 100 households in Abhaya in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Abhaya · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Abhaya?

■ Abhaya · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**991

Working population ****52.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 58.9% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 116 (26%) · **■** Marginal 252 (56%)

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 Salbani

- Barapatharkumkumi882 people
- Nanasol882 people
- Jalahaari878 people
- Barasijua876 people
- Belia Sol856 people
- Baharkala Berya851 people
- Kharika Suli851 people
- Khandibandh828 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Abhaya?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abhaya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Abhaya?72.7% (Census 2011)