# Kamala Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Kamala

Kamala is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 44 households**, the 158th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 235people (2011)
- 44households
- 69.7%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamala

Of every 100 households in Kamala in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamala · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****60%**

**52%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kamala?

■ Kamala · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**960

Working population ****26.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 54.5% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (36%) · **■** Marginal 23 (38%)

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 Simlapal

- Metyaldoba256 people
- Madhabpur254 people
- Sarasbakra244 people
- Barisol241 people
- Gorakata233 people
- Kuchakon232 people
- Korkhi227 people
- Tarupur224 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamala?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamala in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamala?69.7% (Census 2011)