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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,257 people in 519 households**, the 38th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,257people (2011)
- 519households
- 64.6%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 41 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**24%

Tap water ****61%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****73%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**970

Working population ****40.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 58.6% for women. 64% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (43%) · **■** Household industry 42 (5%) · **■** Other work 87 (9%) · **■** Marginal 222 (24%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Madhupur2,468 people
- Kuksimla2,399 people
- Khar Dattapara2,359 people
- Hatsiuri2,279 people
- Jajneswarpur2,202 people
- Baragachhi2,070 people
- Dhitpur2,055 people
- Muragachha2,047 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?2,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?64.6% (Census 2011)