# Simulguri Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Simulguri

Simulguri is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,973 people in 925 households**, the 9th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 5,973people (2011)
- 925households
- 90.4%literacy
- 384females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulguri

Of every 100 households in Simulguri in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulguri · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Simulguri?

■ Simulguri · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****384**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**945

Working population ****62.1%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 79.3% for women. 80% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (3%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,188 (86%) · **■** Marginal 297 (8%)

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 Rajganj

- Kukurjan11,995 people
- Guzrimari9,094 people
- Chhat Guzrimari8,127 people
- Pani Kauri6,613 people
- Kismat Sukani5,911 people
- Mantadari5,362 people
- Kamarbhita5,219 people
- Jugibhita3,649 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulguri?5,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulguri in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulguri?90.4% (Census 2011)