# Simulbari Tea Garden Village, Kurseong – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Simulbari Tea Garden

Simulbari Tea Garden is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,160 people in 866 households**, the 3rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 4,160people (2011)
- 866households
- 55.7%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulbari Tea Garden

Of every 100 households in Simulbari Tea Garden in 2011, 52 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simulbari Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**38%

Tap water ****6%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**75%

Use banking services ****37%**

**57%

Television ****41%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**78%

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 Simulbari Tea Garden?

■ Simulbari Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**1016

Working population ****38.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.1% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (12%) · **■** Household industry 65 (4%) · **■** Other work 803 (50%) · **■** Marginal 520 (33%)

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 Kurseong

- Longview Tea Garden5,301 people
- Ambootia Tea Garden4,811 people
- Sittong Khasmahal3,098 people
- Jamadar Bhita Khasmahal3,035 people
- Sittong Forest2,930 people
- Garidhora Tea Garden2,877 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulbari Tea Garden?4,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulbari Tea Garden in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulbari Tea Garden?55.7% (Census 2011)