# Simulia Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,930 people in 661 households**, the 25th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,930people (2011)
- 661households
- 65.3%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**945

Working population ****31.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 58.2% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 593 (65%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 70 (8%) · **■** Marginal 101 (11%)

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 Burwan

- Belgram3,413 people
- Baidyanathpur3,408 people
- Babarpur3,331 people
- Gram Salkia3,087 people
- Chaitpur2,742 people
- Shrihatta2,547 people
- Ekamba2,531 people
- Ruhina2,522 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?2,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?65.3% (Census 2011)