# Paschim Simlapara Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Paschim Simlapara

Paschim Simlapara is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,635 people in 593 households**, the 22nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 2,635people (2011)
- 593households
- 58.9%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Simlapara

Of every 100 households in Paschim Simlapara in 2011, 21 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paschim Simlapara · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**86%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paschim Simlapara?

■ Paschim Simlapara · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**983

Working population ****46.7%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (11%) · **■** Household industry 267 (22%) · **■** Other work 255 (21%) · **■** Marginal 536 (44%)

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 Murarai - I

- Kamdebnala2,931 people
- Ratanpur2,840 people
- Chatra2,733 people
- Makoa2,668 people
- Kanakpur2,546 people
- Ruprampur2,488 people
- Batia2,308 people
- Gopalpur2,285 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Simlapara?2,635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Simlapara in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Simlapara?58.9% (Census 2011)