# Shimulia Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Shimulia

Shimulia is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 83 households**, the 170th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 311people (2011)
- 83households
- 78.7%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimulia

Of every 100 households in Shimulia in 2011, 61 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimulia · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****58%**

**57%

Television ****45%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

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 Shimulia?

■ Shimulia · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**961

Working population ****43.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 72% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 119 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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 Sainthia

- Khorad343 people
- Mahulara329 people
- Dakshin Siur318 people
- Beran314 people
- Chak Dhara305 people
- Mahishadahari301 people
- Birsingha296 people
- Saoldihi293 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimulia?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimulia in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimulia?78.7% (Census 2011)