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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salboni
| native_name =
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| other_name =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Shalbani Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Shalbani railway station
| image_alt =
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5654|N|87.1548|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}22.5654,87.1548
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Medinipur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_m = 25
| population_total = 3,963
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages*
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Santhali language|Santali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 721147
| area_code = 03227
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Salboni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salboni]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Salboni''' (also written as '''Shalbani, Salbani''') is a village in the [[Salboni (community development block)|Salboni]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]], in the [[Medinipur Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

Salboni is the location of one of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] currency printing presses<ref>{{cite web|title=The Salboni unit can print all currency notes including the new RS 2,000 and RS 500 notes.|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/tzz6jjpE0csScCpdQ4oIJP/RBIs-Salboni-printing-press-workers-say-they-will-not-work.html|website=livemint|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> and the elite [[Commando Battalion for Resolute Action|CoBRA]] BN of [[Central Reserve Police Force|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'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.midnapore.in/arifield/salboni-airfield.html|title=Salboni Airfield .:: World War II and now ::.|last=Midnapore|first=Arindam Bhowmik|website=www.midnapore.in|access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref>

British officers are buried in the Sal Tree Jungle in Salboni .<ref>[http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/h356.html Royal Airforce – History of No. 356 Squadron]</ref><ref>[http://www.britains-smallwars.com/India/159.html 159 Squadron]</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Salboni is located in West Bengal at the coordinates of {{coord|22.5654|N|87.1548|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Salbani.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salboni]</ref>

It has an average elevation of 25 metres (85 feet). It is on [[National Highway 60 (India)|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 [[Laterite|lateritic]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 7, 27| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 10 September 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |accessdate = 10 September 2020}}</ref>

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).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 27 October 2016 }}</ref>

.*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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1918_PART_A_DCHB_PASCHIM%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur | work= Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 }}</ref>

===Police station===
Salboni police station has jurisdiction over [[Salboni (community development block)|Salboni]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate= 14 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | title = District at a Glance | publisher = Paschim Medinipur District Police | accessdate = 27 October 2016 | archive-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web | URL = https://www.brbnmpl.co.in/english/ | title = Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd. | publisher = Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd. | accessdate = 24 July 2016 | archive-date = 14 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161114234507/https://www.brbnmpl.co.in/english/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

On 11 January 2007 [[JSW Steel]] had announced plans to construct a 10 million tonne [[steel plant]] in Salboni.<ref>{{cite web|title=JSW Cement launched its newest manufacturing facility in Salboni|url=http://www.jsw.in/cement/jsw-cement-launches-rs-800-crore-cement-plant-salboni-west-bengal|website=jsw|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> Construction costs were estimated to be around 35,000 [[crore]](5,3 million dollars).<ref>{{cite web|title=7 years on, Jindal sets up cement unit on Salboni land acquired for his steel plant|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/7-years-on-jindal-sets-up-cement-unit-on-salboni-land-acquired-for-his-steel-plant/|website=indian express|publisher=Subrata Nagchoudhury|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The plant was to be built on a 4300-acre plot of which 4000 acres were [[Barren vegetation|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=jindal steel plant at salboni west bengal india|url=https://ejatlas.org/conflict/jindal-steel-plant-at-salboni-west-bengal-india|publisher=Swapan Kumar Patra|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JSW Group may have failed to execute its Rs 35,000-crore|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/7-years-on-jindal-sets-up-cement-unit-on-salboni-land-acquired-for-his-steel-plant/|website=indian express|publisher=Subrata Nagchoudhury}}</ref> In 2014, [[JSW Steel]] announced that it would be returning 300 acres of land back to their original owners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salboni project: JSW returns acquired land to farmers|url=http://post.jagran.com/salboni-project-jsw-returns-acquired-land-to-farmers-1418649421|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017224823/http://post.jagran.com/salboni-project-jsw-returns-acquired-land-to-farmers-1418649421|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2015|website=Jagran Post|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengal government had threatened the company to take back the land|url=https://ejatlas.org/conflict/jindal-steel-plant-at-salboni-west-bengal-india|website=ejatlas|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref>

==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. <ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West Bengal | accessdate =1 September 2020 | archive-date =8 October 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.jindalsteel.com/Jindal Steel website]

{{Paschim Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]

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