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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,885 people in 426 households**, the 42nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,885people (2011)
- 426households
- 55.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****7%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**954

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 47.1% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (9%) · **■** Marginal 187 (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

- Angarmani1,999 people
- Bahar1,992 people
- Bijhat1,926 people
- Paschim Rarial1,887 people
- Mabarakpur1,883 people
- Lahad1,803 people
- Chayenpur1,703 people
- Bhagabanpur1,677 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?1,885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?55.6% (Census 2011)