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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chhatni

Chhatni is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 192 households**, the 47th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 958people (2011)
- 192households
- 75.5%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhatni

Of every 100 households in Chhatni in 2011, 61 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhatni · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chhatni?

■ Chhatni · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1381**

**991

Working population ****41.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 69.0% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (43%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 135 (34%)

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

- Bhatmor1,019 people
- Chaita1,019 people
- Kuturia1,019 people
- Pirrakuli1,004 people
- Saora957 people
- Nadaria947 people
- Kulapachhuria945 people
- Mirga943 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhatni?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatni?75.5% (Census 2011)