# Simkhola Village, Someshwar, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Someshwar, Almora 

# Simkhola

Simkhola is a village in Someshwar sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 51 households**, the 74th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 220people (2011)
- 51households
- 87.0%literacy
- 1,268females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simkhola

Of every 100 households in Simkhola in 2011, 74 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simkhola · ■ Someshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**42%

Tap water ****61%**

**85%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****41%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Simkhola?

■ Simkhola · ■ Someshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1268**

**1212

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**928

Working population ****45.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 78.3% for women. 41% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 33 (33%)

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 Someshwar

- Nagharnal231 people
- Adhuriya228 people
- Bamani Garh225 people
- Lachham Pur222 people
- Saun Kotuli216 people
- Banaura213 people
- Uskuna205 people
- Bhana Rath203 people

[All 150 villages in Someshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/someshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simkhola?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simkhola in?Almora district (Someshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simkhola?87.0% (Census 2011)