# Shal Dahara Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shal Dahara

Shal Dahara is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **643 people in 140 households**, the 96th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 643people (2011)
- 140households
- 81.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shal Dahara

Of every 100 households in Shal Dahara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shal Dahara · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****93%**

**52%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Shal Dahara?

■ Shal Dahara · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**991

Working population ****37.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (18%) · **■** Marginal 83 (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

- Mailda673 people
- Bhimpur668 people
- Poradiha659 people
- Bayla647 people
- Khayerdanga640 people
- Jara634 people
- Jaypur629 people
- Andharmara625 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shal Dahara?643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shal Dahara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shal Dahara?81.4% (Census 2011)