# Simlon Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Simlon

Simlon is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,908 people in 937 households**, the 7th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 3,908people (2011)
- 937households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simlon

Of every 100 households in Simlon in 2011, 37 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simlon · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**47%

Tap water ****40%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****31%**

**58%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Simlon?

■ Simlon · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1461**

**979

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 754 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (12%) · **■** Marginal 338 (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 Kalna - I

- Nandai8,046 people
- Radhanagar5,984 people
- Briddhapara5,525 people
- Hatkalna4,196 people
- Dharmmadanga3,620 people
- Rangapara3,435 people
- Mrijapur3,330 people
- Kakuria3,206 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simlon?3,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simlon in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simlon?78.7% (Census 2011)