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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Saraswatipur

Saraswatipur is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 30 households**, the 298th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 163people (2011)
- 30households
- 70.4%literacy
- 1,117females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saraswatipur

Of every 100 households in Saraswatipur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saraswatipur · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****71%**

**52%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Saraswatipur?

■ Saraswatipur · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**991

Working population ****54.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 66.2% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (20%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (60%)

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

- Morlu169 people
- Jagyeswarpur167 people
- Nimashbani167 people
- Chensol165 people
- Bamunband160 people
- Jamdoba160 people
- Gaighata159 people
- Dhadkidanga156 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saraswatipur?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraswatipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saraswatipur?70.4% (Census 2011)