# Simulia Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,274 people in 774 households**, the 41st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,274people (2011)
- 774households
- 77.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 26 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**55%

Tap water ****16%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**972

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 74.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (37%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 226 (22%) · **■** Marginal 194 (19%)

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 Berhampore

- Basudebkhali3,622 people
- Jagannathpur3,440 people
- Budharpara3,379 people
- Arazi Madhupur3,352 people
- Gauripur3,218 people
- Kodla3,190 people
- Kaya3,162 people
- Hogaldanga3,089 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?3,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?77.4% (Census 2011)