# Simla Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **883 people in 208 households**, the 44th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 883people (2011)
- 208households
- 87.6%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 40 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****43%**

**54%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**974

Working population ****35.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 63% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 195 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Bhalukkunda933 people
- Atghara932 people
- Raila930 people
- Rampur920 people
- Gangarampur882 people
- Baikunthapur877 people
- Rajganga876 people
- Madanmohanpur869 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla?883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?87.6% (Census 2011)