# Simla, Hugli (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Simla

Simla is a town in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **15,988 people** in 4,009 households. Literacy was 85.5%.

- 15,988people (2011)
- 4,009households
- 85.5%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Population of Simla

■ Simla · ■ Hugli urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**948

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 88 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Hugli urban average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**6%

Tap water ****33%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**18%

Use banking services ****72%**

**72%

Television ****73%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****84%**

**76%

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 people in Simla work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,971 (79%) · **■** Household industry 69 (1%) · **■** Farming 290 (5%) · **■** Marginal 936 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?15,988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Hugli district, West Bengal