# Simla Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Binpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 265 households**, the 26th largest of 401 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 985people (2011)
- 265households
- 65.0%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 17 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****68%**

**98%

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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**959

Working population ****47.6%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (12%) · **■** Marginal 383 (82%)

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 Binpur - II

- Kanko1,124 people
- Sahari1,104 people
- Rajpara996 people
- Raghunathpur990 people
- Korkora968 people
- Chhota Shukjora965 people
- Bhula Bheda961 people
- Dumuria959 people

[All 469 villages in Binpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?65.0% (Census 2011)