# Simla Mahabila Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Simla Mahabila

Simla Mahabila is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 66 households**, the 322nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 293people (2011)
- 66households
- 77.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simla Mahabila

Of every 100 households in Simla Mahabila in 2011, 41 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Simla Mahabila · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahabila?

■ Simla Mahabila · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**988

Working population ****44.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (60%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%)

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 Sahabaj298 people
- Ballabhpur295 people
- Chandipur295 people
- Jhenjhia295 people
- Bhagirathpur290 people
- Alampur289 people
- Bari Gerya287 people
- Rasik Nagar287 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simla Mahabila?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla Mahabila in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simla Mahabila?77.2% (Census 2011)