# Shimuldihi Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Shimuldihi

Shimuldihi is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 193 households**, the 68th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 971people (2011)
- 193households
- 78.9%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimuldihi

Of every 100 households in Shimuldihi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimuldihi · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**77%

Use banking services ****32%**

**51%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shimuldihi?

■ Shimuldihi · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**980

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (27%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 72 (21%) · **■** Marginal 43 (12%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Majhgram995 people
- Bishalpur987 people
- Gundoba986 people
- Kanaipur975 people
- Pratappur967 people
- Rampur962 people
- Kapastari958 people
- Bodakuri955 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimuldihi?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimuldihi in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimuldihi?78.9% (Census 2011)