# Simait Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Simait

Simait is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 115 households**, the 108th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 510people (2011)
- 115households
- 58.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simait

Of every 100 households in Simait in 2011, 48 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simait · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**27%

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

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****85%**

**61%

Television ****47%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Simait?

■ Simait · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**70.1%

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

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**972

Working population ****44.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 53.7% for women. 68% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (63%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 16 (7%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Damdama570 people
- Mostala558 people
- Belui557 people
- Kalaharpur538 people
- Asdullapur496 people
- Mala494 people
- Sundipur484 people
- Mahadebpur479 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simait?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simait in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simait?58.8% (Census 2011)