# Simulia Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,498 people in 1,377 households**, the 5th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 6,498people (2011)
- 1,377households
- 72.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**60%

Tap water ****30%**

**10%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**59%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**986

Working population ****37.2%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 451 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 840 (35%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 471 (19%) · **■** Marginal 638 (26%)

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 Mangolkote

- Mangalkot11,537 people
- Kaichar7,347 people
- Purbba Gopalpur7,315 people
- Nigan6,825 people
- Bankapasi6,250 people
- Palisgram6,123 people
- Kulsuna5,630 people
- Nutanhat5,349 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?6,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?72.7% (Census 2011)