# Shimala Pistore Village, Kichha – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kichha, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Shimala Pistore

Shimala Pistore is a village in Kichha sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,679 people in 341 households**, the 36th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,679people (2011)
- 341households
- 73.5%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimala Pistore

Of every 100 households in Shimala Pistore in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Shimala Pistore · ■ Kichha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**31%

Tap water ****47%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**59%

Use banking services ****87%**

**71%

Television ****66%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****67%**

**77%

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 Shimala Pistore?

■ Shimala Pistore · ■ Kichha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**926

Working population ****40.1%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 256 (38%) · **■** Marginal 278 (41%)

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 Kichha

- Bigbara1,729 people
- Chukati1,727 people
- Sutuiya1,716 people
- Fulsunga1,714 people
- Khurpia1,651 people
- Bhamraula1,555 people
- Turka Gori1,503 people
- Chhatarpur1,498 people

[All 91 villages in Kichha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/kichha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimala Pistore?1,679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimala Pistore in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Kichha sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shimala Pistore?73.5% (Census 2011)