Salboni

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FieldValue
nameSalboni
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineShalbani Railway Station.jpg
image_captionShalbani railway station
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia22.5654,87.1548
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_name2Paschim Medinipur
established_title
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m25
population_total3,963
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages*
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, Santali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code721147
area_code03227
area_code_typeTelephone code
iso_codeIN-WB
registration_plateWB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Jhargram
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Salboni
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Salboni is the location of one of the Reserve Bank of India currency printing presses and the elite CoBRA BN of CRPF.

History

Raja Horogobindo Banerjee, popularly known as Horo Thakur, succeeded his father Raja Dr. Keshab Chandra Banerjee and ruled the region. During his lifetime, Banerjee established several Sanskrit schools as well as a college called "Horogobindo Chatuspathi."

Horogobindo Chatuspathi is considered to have been a vibrant hub, having played host to an annual seminar that was nearly always attended by Acharya Vinobha Vabe.

During World War II, Salboni was the site of a Royal Air Force airfield (RAF Salbani).

British officers are buried in the Sal Tree Jungle in Salboni .

Geography

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Location

Salboni is located in West Bengal at the coordinates of .

It has an average elevation of 25 metres (85 feet). It is on NH 60.

Area overview

Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic. Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Salboni had a population of 3,963, of which 1,973 (50%) were males and 1,990 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 371. The total number of literate persons in Salboni was 3,080 (77.72% of the population over 6 years).

.*For language details see Salboni (community development block)#Language and religion

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Salboni block are located at Salboni.

Police station

Salboni police station has jurisdiction over Salboni CD block.

Economy

Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, has banknote printing presses at Salboni and Mysore with a capacity of 16 billion note pieces per year.

On 11 January 2007 JSW Steel had announced plans to construct a 10 million tonne steel plant in Salboni. Construction costs were estimated to be around 35,000 crore(5,3 million dollars). The plant was to be built on a 4300-acre plot of which 4000 acres were barren government land, 300 acres were bought from locals and 134 acres of the land was purposed for a cement plant. Unable to secure iron ore linkage, local villagers became disillusioned with the construction plans, as the projected economic boost failed to materialize. In 2014, JSW Steel announced that it would be returning 300 acres of land back to their original owners. After statements by the government that it would take back its land if it were left unused, JSW Steel announced in early 2016 that they were to build a cement plant and a power plant, and are looking to expand their plans where possible.

Transport

Salboni is well connected with major towns in the district by road. Salboni railway station is situated on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line of South Eastern railway division.

Healthcare

Salboni Rural Hospital, with 35 beds at Salboni, is the major government medical facility in the Salboni CD block.

References

References

  1. "The Salboni unit can print all currency notes including the new RS 2,000 and RS 500 notes.".
  2. Midnapore, Arindam Bhowmik. "Salboni Airfield .:: World War II and now ::.".
  3. [http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/h356.html Royal Airforce – History of No. 356 Squadron]
  4. [http://www.britains-smallwars.com/India/159.html 159 Squadron]
  5. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Salbani.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salboni]
  6. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Department of Planning and Statistics.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  9. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  10. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  11. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police.
  12. "Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd.". Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd..
  13. "JSW Cement launched its newest manufacturing facility in Salboni".
  14. "7 years on, Jindal sets up cement unit on Salboni land acquired for his steel plant". Subrata Nagchoudhury.
  15. "jindal steel plant at salboni west bengal india". Swapan Kumar Patra.
  16. "JSW Group may have failed to execute its Rs 35,000-crore". Subrata Nagchoudhury.
  17. "Salboni project: JSW returns acquired land to farmers".
  18. "Bengal government had threatened the company to take back the land".
  19. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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