# Simla Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 106 households**, the 94th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 459people (2011)
- 106households
- 74.8%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****3%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**963

Working population ****41.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 65.0% for women. 63% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 - II

- Rukashpur510 people
- Panchdeuli483 people
- Kaigaria471 people
- Bajitpur462 people
- Anakha458 people
- Suipara437 people
- Dakshin Nawapara390 people
- Dakshin Goara389 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?74.8% (Census 2011)