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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 194 households**, the 77th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 901people (2011)
- 194households
- 73.3%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 63 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**82%

Use banking services ****77%**

**61%

Television ****38%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (25%) · **■** Marginal 93 (29%)

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

- Khandagram978 people
- Baidyanathpur941 people
- Bheramari929 people
- Gobindapur920 people
- Bidyadharpur894 people
- Jahanabad891 people
- Sangri Mahula884 people
- Baradiha875 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?73.3% (Census 2011)