# Simulgachhi Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Simulgachhi

Simulgachhi is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 222 households**, the 45th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 954people (2011)
- 222households
- 71.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulgachhi

Of every 100 households in Simulgachhi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simulgachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**89%

Use banking services ****55%**

**63%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Simulgachhi?

■ Simulgachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****46.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 67.3% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (25%) · **■** Household industry 33 (7%) · **■** Other work 70 (16%) · **■** Marginal 192 (43%)

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 Katwa - II

- Suagachhi1,084 people
- Islampur1,013 people
- Dona981 people
- Benga975 people
- Garagachhi950 people
- Bara Meigachhi887 people
- Bishnupur874 people
- Ghumuria851 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulgachhi?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulgachhi?71.5% (Census 2011)