# Simulia Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 277 households**, the 39th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 1,208people (2011)
- 277households
- 57.0%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 26 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**40%

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

**68%

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

**31%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**28%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**963

Working population ****34.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (53%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (24%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%)

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 Santipur

- Aluipara1,421 people
- Ballabhpur1,415 people
- Media1,317 people
- Narasinha Nagar1,215 people
- Chhotajiakur1,194 people
- Brahmasasan1,184 people
- Phulia1,073 people
- Karanchapali1,050 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?1,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?57.0% (Census 2011)