# Shimultala Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Shimultala

Shimultala is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 435 households**, the 38th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,056people (2011)
- 435households
- 65.4%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimultala

Of every 100 households in Shimultala in 2011, 32 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimultala · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

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

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shimultala?

■ Shimultala · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**953

Working population ****42.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 66.9% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (23%) · **■** Household industry 193 (22%) · **■** Other work 53 (6%) · **■** Marginal 346 (40%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Jitarpur2,322 people
- Chandrapara2,279 people
- Choralmani2,170 people
- Kaliganj2,100 people
- Gobindapara1,907 people
- Rampur1,891 people
- Balarampur1,843 people
- Hosenpur1,828 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimultala?2,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimultala in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimultala?65.4% (Census 2011)