# Dhan Simla Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Dhan Simla

Dhan Simla is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,995 people in 1,383 households**, the 1st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 5,995people (2011)
- 1,383households
- 65.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhan Simla

Of every 100 households in Dhan Simla in 2011, 31 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhan Simla · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**75%

Use banking services ****87%**

**53%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhan Simla?

■ Dhan Simla · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**948

Working population ****46.7%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,391 (50%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 397 (14%) · **■** Marginal 613 (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 Sonamukhi

- Manush Mari3,694 people
- Kochdihi3,296 people
- Panchal3,266 people
- Ichharia3,158 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhan Simla?5,995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhan Simla in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhan Simla?65.3% (Census 2011)