# Simla Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,337 people in 320 households**, the 89th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,337people (2011)
- 320households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 38 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****97%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**962

Working population ****51.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 417 (61%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Benathali1,352 people
- Dakshin Mogalpur1,348 people
- Jerur1,345 people
- Paschim Kalikapur1,341 people
- Ballabhipur1,299 people
- Gobindapur1,286 people
- Akabpur1,272 people
- Chitla1,249 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?1,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?70.1% (Census 2011)