# Simulia Village, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Bharatpur - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,942 people in 676 households**, the 19th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,942people (2011)
- 676households
- 65.8%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 47 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**970

Working population ****32.6%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (29%) · **■** Household industry 53 (6%) · **■** Other work 285 (30%) · **■** Marginal 159 (17%)

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 - II

- Bara Baidyapur3,211 people
- Aocha3,038 people
- Sonarundi3,026 people
- Ujunia Sisua2,988 people
- Erera2,806 people
- Jalsuti2,786 people
- Purbba Gram2,771 people
- Nawapara2,714 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?2,942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?65.8% (Census 2011)