# Bara Simul Village, Raghunathganj - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad 

# Bara Simul

Bara Simul is a village in Raghunathganj - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,184 people in 419 households**, the 19th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,184people (2011)
- 419households
- 71.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Simul

Of every 100 households in Bara Simul in 2011, 63 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Simul · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**80%

Use banking services ****34%**

**33%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bara Simul?

■ Bara Simul · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**973

Working population ****42.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 67.0% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Household industry 279 (30%) · **■** Other work 505 (54%) · **■** Marginal 83 (9%)

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 - II

- Jayrampur3,144 people
- Bahura3,132 people
- Bajitpur2,715 people
- Babupur2,193 people
- Raghunathpur2,144 people
- Mahammadpur1,786 people
- Fraser Nagar1,474 people
- Lal Khandiar1,223 people

[All 77 villages in Raghunathganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Simul?2,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Simul in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Simul?71.5% (Census 2011)