# Dhouda Simla Village, Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Dhouda Simla

Dhouda Simla is a village in Nagrakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,136 people in 680 households**, the 17th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 3,136people (2011)
- 680households
- 66.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhouda Simla

Of every 100 households in Dhouda Simla in 2011, 28 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhouda Simla · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**77%

Tap water ****25%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**58%

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 Dhouda Simla?

■ Dhouda Simla · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**970

Working population ****40.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 56.3% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 381 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (43%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 267 (21%)

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 Nagrakata

- Hope Tea Garden4,076 people
- Khairbari3,534 people
- Kalabari Tea Garden3,272 people
- Angrabhasa3,224 people
- Jaldhaka Altadanga Tea Garden2,927 people
- Khayerkata2,889 people
- Hila Tea Garden2,843 people
- Dhumpara2,781 people

[All 34 villages in Nagrakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/nagrakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhouda Simla?3,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhouda Simla in?Jalpaiguri district (Nagrakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhouda Simla?66.9% (Census 2011)