# Simulgachhi Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Simulgachhi

Simulgachhi is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 191 households**, the 60th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 763people (2011)
- 191households
- 55.7%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulgachhi

Of every 100 households in Simulgachhi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulgachhi · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Simulgachhi?

■ Simulgachhi · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**62.9%

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

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**971

Working population ****46.4%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (58%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 74 (21%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Atkula835 people
- Narayanpur802 people
- Sehalai800 people
- Ibrahimpur763 people
- Mandalpur762 people
- Syampur747 people
- Kataikona691 people
- Uttar Sahapur658 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulgachhi?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulgachhi in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulgachhi?55.7% (Census 2011)