# Simalkhan Village, Kosya Kutauli, Nainital (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Kosya Kutauli, Nainital 

# Simalkhan

Simalkhan is a village in Kosya Kutauli sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 162 households**, the 6th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 697people (2011)
- 162households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,145females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simalkhan

Of every 100 households in Simalkhan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simalkhan · ■ Kosya Kutauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**22%

Tap water ****66%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**79%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****43%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 Simalkhan?

■ Simalkhan · ■ Kosya Kutauli rural average

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

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**956

Working population ****49.1%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 62.3% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 265 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (14%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Kosya Kutauli

- Majhera1,162 people
- Bajeri888 people
- Mona799 people
- Bhowali Senitorium719 people
- Gangarkote664 people
- Bargal647 people
- Hali645 people
- Chhiyori644 people

[All 126 villages in Kosya Kutauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/kosya-kutauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simalkhan?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simalkhan in?Nainital district (Kosya Kutauli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simalkhan?77.6% (Census 2011)