# Simulia Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 173 households**, the 93rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 700people (2011)
- 173households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,115females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 57 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**81%

Use banking services ****13%**

**48%

Television ****34%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**948

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 60.9% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (76%) · **■** Other work 53 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Balagarh

- Jasra781 people
- Khamargachhi733 people
- Babla718 people
- Digra711 people
- Hatikanda682 people
- Matukpur657 people
- Chandpur640 people
- Paranpur617 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?68.0% (Census 2011)