# Panch Shimul Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Panch Shimul

Panch Shimul is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,615 people in 635 households**, the 29th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,615people (2011)
- 635households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panch Shimul

Of every 100 households in Panch Shimul in 2011, 27 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panch Shimul · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**84%

Use banking services ****66%**

**65%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**18%

Own their home ****84%**

**97%

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 Panch Shimul?

■ Panch Shimul · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**982

Working population ****47.5%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 63.7% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (49%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (22%) · **■** Marginal 267 (21%)

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 Jamalpur

- Sadipur2,898 people
- Kalna2,891 people
- Hiranyagram2,873 people
- Ajapur2,719 people
- Gopalpur2,590 people
- Sahapur2,559 people
- Berugram2,520 people
- Madhabpur2,478 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panch Shimul?2,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panch Shimul in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panch Shimul?71.9% (Census 2011)