# Simla Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,192 people in 250 households**, the 34th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,192people (2011)
- 250households
- 72.1%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 47 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**87%

Use banking services ****27%**

**53%

Television ****37%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**985

Working population ****39.5%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 64 (14%) · **■** Other work 62 (13%) · **■** Marginal 167 (35%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Amgachhi1,574 people
- Bagha1,485 people
- Sakhalipara1,311 people
- Panchanpara1,267 people
- Dhalo1,180 people
- Gadaipur1,172 people
- Kulri1,125 people
- Prasadpur1,100 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?1,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?72.1% (Census 2011)