Salboni


Salboni is a village in the Salboni CD Block, situated in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Salboni is the location of one of the Reserve Bank of India currency printing presses.

History

Raja Horogobindo Banerjee, popularly known as Horo Thakur, succeeded his father Raja 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.
British officers are buried in the Sal Tree Jungle in Salboni.

Geography

Salboni is located in West Bengal at the coordinates of.
It has an average elevation of 25 metres. It is on NH 60.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Salboni had a total population of 3,963, of which 1,973 were males and 1,990 were females. Population below 6 years was 371. The total number of literates in Salboni was 3,080.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Salboni Block are located at Salboni.

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.

Police

The police station is located at West Bengal, 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. 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.