# Simulia Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 96 households**, the 114th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 376people (2011)
- 96households
- 78.1%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 46 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**80%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1474**

**964

Working population ****40.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (21%) · **■** Marginal 34 (22%)

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 Indus

- Santara406 people
- Srirampur395 people
- Chak Meral393 people
- Mamudpur376 people
- Mahesh Pur365 people
- Arapur364 people
- Ganga Bati324 people
- Manoharpur324 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?78.1% (Census 2011)