Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur
# Salbani

Salbani is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,963 people in 843 households, the 1st largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 3,963 people (2011)
- 843 households
- 85.7% literacy
- 1,009 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salbani

Of every 100 households in Salbani in 2011, 82 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salbani · ■ Salbani rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 59%
- Toilet within the home 54% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 79%
- Tap water 66% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 93%
- Use banking services 68% 52%
- Television 50% 22%
- Mobile phone 62% 40%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 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).

## What is the population of Salbani?

■ Salbani · ■ Salbani rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.7% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 883 991
- Working population 32.4% 45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 140 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 390 (30%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 694 (54%) · ■ Marginal 49 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Salbani
- Chaktarini 3,324 people
- Karnagar 2,812 people
- Satpati 2,360 people
- Mahasol 1,999 people

All 528 villages in Salbani

## Other places named Salbani
- Salbani · Sub-district, Paschim Medinipur · 188,653 people
- Salbani · Village, Bankura - II, Bankura · 2,975 people
- Salbani · Village, Balarampur, Puruliya · 1,627 people
- Salbani · Village, Baripada Sadar, Mayurbhanj · 1,006 people
- Salbani · Village, Suliapada, Mayurbhanj · 906 people
- Salbani · Village, Raipur, Bankura · 803 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Salbani? 3,963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salbani in? Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salbani? 85.7% (Census 2011)

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