# Simulguri Village, Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar 

# Simulguri

Simulguri is a village in Cooch Behar - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,329 people in 538 households**, the 41st largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 2,329people (2011)
- 538households
- 73.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulguri

Of every 100 households in Simulguri in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simulguri · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**47%

Tap water ****44%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**83%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**942

Working population ****29.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (41%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (30%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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 Cooch Behar - I

- Ghegirghat2,545 people
- Shalbari2,511 people
- Morangamari2,347 people
- Dalua Dasgir2,346 people
- Nakkati2,276 people
- Bara Atharakotha2,275 people
- Moamari2,231 people
- Harinchaowra2,216 people

[All 143 villages in Cooch Behar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulguri?2,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulguri in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulguri?73.7% (Census 2011)