# Simulia Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,394 people in 534 households**, the 34th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,394people (2011)
- 534households
- 80.5%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 73 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**16%

Tap water ****27%**

**8%

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

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**40%

Television ****55%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**952

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 270 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 397 (53%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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

- Paltadanga2,714 people
- Kismatsonatikri2,663 people
- Majlishpur2,614 people
- Chowlpur2,404 people
- Domnagar2,315 people
- Andulia2,255 people
- Banaspol2,240 people
- Gobra2,240 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 Simulia?2,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?80.5% (Census 2011)