# Simalta Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Simalta

Simalta is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 52 households**, the 136th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 179people (2011)
- 52households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simalta

Of every 100 households in Simalta in 2011, 84 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Simalta · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**48%

Tap water ****67%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****90%**

**74%

Television ****33%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Simalta?

■ Simalta · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**870

Working population ****60.3%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 69.0% for women. 56% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 87 (81%)

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 Gangolihat

- Naikhuna183 people
- Sirsoli183 people
- Jajuat180 people
- Jamar Kote179 people
- Bharkot178 people
- Matiyal175 people
- Bajarh171 people
- Markhanuei169 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simalta?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simalta in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simalta?79.9% (Census 2011)