# Himsim Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Himsim

Himsim is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 76 households**, the 225th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 372people (2011)
- 76households
- 75.6%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Himsim

Of every 100 households in Himsim in 2011, 26 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Himsim · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**33%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Himsim?

■ Himsim · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**979

Working population ****51.3%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (21%) · **■** Marginal 63 (33%)

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 Gazole

- Chhayghati381 people
- Mallikpur378 people
- Syampur375 people
- Uttar Malipara374 people
- Pirpara369 people
- Kalihor362 people
- Kutubpur357 people
- Palashdanga356 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Himsim?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Himsim in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Himsim?75.6% (Census 2011)