# Simulia Village, Deganga – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Deganga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Deganga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,586 people in 623 households**, the 48th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 2,586people (2011)
- 623households
- 72.9%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Deganga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**42%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**90%

Use banking services ****12%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Deganga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**969

Working population ****33.6%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 70.2% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (18%) · **■** Marginal 416 (48%)

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 Deganga

- Gambhirgachhi2,681 people
- Krishnachandrapur2,677 people
- Chaurashi2,630 people
- Arjullapur2,596 people
- Champatala2,578 people
- Ismailnagar2,577 people
- Ranihati2,556 people
- Telia2,542 people

[All 107 villages in Deganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/deganga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?2,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Deganga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?72.9% (Census 2011)