Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur
# Chensol

Chensol is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 165 people in 35 households, the 297th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 165 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 80.6% literacy
- 875 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chensol

Of every 100 households in Chensol in 2011, 76 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chensol · ■ Salbani rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 59%
- Toilet within the home 12% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 79%
- Tap water 3% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 93%
- Use banking services 88% 52%
- Television 24% 22%
- Mobile phone 41% 40%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 15%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chensol?

■ Chensol · ■ Salbani rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 991
- Working population 39.4% 45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.1% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (45%) · ■ Other work 18 (28%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Salbani
- Rajbandh 170 people
- Morlu 169 people
- Jagyeswarpur 167 people
- Nimashbani 167 people
- Saraswatipur 163 people
- Bamunband 160 people
- Jamdoba 160 people
- Gaighata 159 people

All 528 villages in Salbani

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chensol? 165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chensol in? Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chensol? 80.6% (Census 2011)

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