# Ramshimul Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Ramshimul

Ramshimul is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,933 people in 659 households**, the 20th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,933people (2011)
- 659households
- 50.0%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ramshimul

Of every 100 households in Ramshimul in 2011, 17 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ramshimul · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**29%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Ramshimul?

■ Ramshimul · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**954

Working population ****36.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 45.8% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (41%) · **■** Household industry 81 (8%) · **■** Other work 102 (9%) · **■** Marginal 287 (27%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Pipla Kasimpur3,350 people
- Rashidabad3,250 people
- Lakshmanpur3,058 people
- Kharangapur Jabra2,960 people
- Konar2,919 people
- Niar2,914 people
- Kismatbarol2,859 people
- Isadpur2,744 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ramshimul?2,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramshimul in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ramshimul?50.0% (Census 2011)