# Shimulhati Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shimulhati

Shimulhati is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **643 people in 144 households**, the 152nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 643people (2011)
- 144households
- 93.7%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimulhati

Of every 100 households in Shimulhati in 2011, 53 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimulhati · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

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

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shimulhati?

■ Shimulhati · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**988

Working population ****42.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 90.1% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (23%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 37 (14%) · **■** Marginal 77 (29%)

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 Debra

- Chak Sahapur653 people
- Paschim Beguni651 people
- Alidadpur650 people
- Baikunthapur647 people
- Nachhipur639 people
- Ayma Madhuya633 people
- Amdanagar624 people
- Shyamsundarpur624 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimulhati?643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimulhati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimulhati?93.7% (Census 2011)