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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chengsol

Chengsol is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 39 households**, the 283rd largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 178people (2011)
- 39households
- 71.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chengsol

Of every 100 households in Chengsol in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chengsol · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****7%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chengsol?

■ Chengsol · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**991

Working population ****39.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 60.0% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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

- Bhad Kuri179 people
- Kharka Soli179 people
- Khejurbani179 people
- Krishnapur179 people
- Aulara177 people
- Karamsol177 people
- Madhupur177 people
- Bulanpur174 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chengsol?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chengsol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chengsol?71.2% (Census 2011)