Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur
# Masarh Salbani

Masarh Salbani is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 808 people in 184 households, the 25th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 808 people (2011)
- 184 households
- 73.9% literacy
- 1,015 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masarh Salbani

Of every 100 households in Masarh Salbani in 2011, 31 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masarh Salbani · ■ Sankrail rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 49%
- Toilet within the home 8% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 76%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 58% 51%
- Television 7% 14%
- Mobile phone 5% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 19%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Masarh Salbani?

■ Masarh Salbani · ■ Sankrail rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.9% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1208 973
- Working population 32.4% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 207 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 38 (15%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 8 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sankrail
- Noagaon 855 people
- Jakua 853 people
- Chunpara 846 people
- Kadamdiha 844 people
- Gobindapur 805 people
- Andhari 797 people
- Kultikri 797 people
- Baghmari 792 people

All 287 villages in Sankrail

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Masarh Salbani? 808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masarh Salbani in? Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Masarh Salbani? 73.9% (Census 2011)

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