# Simana Basti Village, Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri – Population

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Village · Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjiling 

# Simana Basti

Simana Basti is a village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,841 people in 562 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 2,841people (2011)
- 562households
- 83.9%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simana Basti

Of every 100 households in Simana Basti in 2011, 76 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Simana Basti · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**21%

Tap water ****80%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**75%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****69%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****69%**

**93%

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 Simana Basti?

■ Simana Basti · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**947

Working population ****40.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 76.3% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 888 (77%) · **■** Marginal 112 (10%)

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 Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri

- Achhalal Hatta3,508 people
- Pokhribong Khasmahal3,051 people
- Pussinbong Tea Garden2,879 people
- Jore Bunglow2,854 people
- Kalej Valley Tea Garden2,640 people
- Pulung Dong Khasmahal2,573 people
- Mariabong Tea Garden2,404 people
- Nahori Tea Garden2,402 people

[All 43 villages in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/jorebunglow-sukiapokhri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simana Basti?2,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simana Basti in?Darjiling district (Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simana Basti?83.9% (Census 2011)