# Shimalandi Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Shimalandi

Shimalandi is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,902 people in 730 households**, the 16th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 2,902people (2011)
- 730households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimalandi

Of every 100 households in Shimalandi in 2011, 19 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimalandi · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**27%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**48%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**49%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 Shimalandi?

■ Shimalandi · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**954

Working population ****36.4%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 62.4% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 95 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (52%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 214 (20%) · **■** Marginal 157 (15%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Uttar Rampur3,515 people
- Shitalgram3,403 people
- Chakgopal3,351 people
- Nagra3,133 people
- Atkulia2,890 people
- Nakpur2,507 people
- Katagaria2,367 people
- Hazaripur2,292 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimalandi?2,902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimalandi in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimalandi?69.2% (Census 2011)