# Simla Village, Serampur Uttarpara, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Serampur Uttarpara, Hugli 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Serampur Uttarpara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,164 people in 811 households**, the 5th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 3,164people (2011)
- 811households
- 87.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 92 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Serampur Uttarpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****13%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**55%

Use banking services ****59%**

**51%

Television ****72%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****83%**

**88%

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 · ■ Serampur Uttarpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**1029

Working population ****40.8%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 82.2% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (3%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 928 (72%) · **■** Marginal 187 (14%)

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 Serampur Uttarpara

- Mollarber6,006 people
- Ghoramara4,284 people
- Piarapur4,167 people
- Bangihati3,660 people
- Pandit Satghara3,087 people
- Mirpur3,056 people
- Bhadua2,236 people
- Jagannathpur1,887 people

[All 15 villages in Serampur Uttarpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/serampur-uttarpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?3,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Hugli district (Serampur Uttarpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?87.9% (Census 2011)