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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gabru

Gabru is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,145 people in 241 households**, the 29th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,145people (2011)
- 241households
- 87.0%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gabru

Of every 100 households in Gabru in 2011, 54 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gabru · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**52%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gabru?

■ Gabru · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**991

Working population ****37.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (21%) · **■** Marginal 264 (61%)

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

- Dhangsol1,175 people
- Jatra1,175 people
- Sonakara1,173 people
- Abra Dihi1,166 people
- Maupal1,142 people
- Memul1,133 people
- Bankibandh1,125 people
- Saiyadpur1,114 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gabru?1,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gabru in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gabru?87.0% (Census 2011)