# Shalbani Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Shalbani

Shalbani is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 106 households**, the 70th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 489people (2011)
- 106households
- 77.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalbani

Of every 100 households in Shalbani in 2011, 55 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shalbani · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****21%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Shalbani?

■ Shalbani · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**957

Working population ****53.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 152 (58%)

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 Bundwan

- Kaera557 people
- Shalidih547 people
- Asanpani503 people
- Sirugaru496 people
- Ghaghra478 people
- Mahulabana472 people
- Jobnagora468 people
- Bhasamkata457 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalbani?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalbani in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalbani?77.6% (Census 2011)