# Simulgachhi Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Simulgachhi

Simulgachhi is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 103 households**, the 70th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 531people (2011)
- 103households
- 69.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulgachhi

Of every 100 households in Simulgachhi in 2011, 23 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Simulgachhi · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

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 Simulgachhi?

■ Simulgachhi · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**952

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (22%) · **■** Other work 59 (34%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Barasat - II

- Ramagachhi852 people
- Ghoradaria746 people
- Kachua704 people
- Barpol609 people
- Singhapara517 people
- Chakshason507 people
- Kirttipur498 people
- Bil Bheli486 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulgachhi?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulgachhi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulgachhi?69.5% (Census 2011)