# Shimulia Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shimulia

Shimulia is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 113 households**, the 77th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 498people (2011)
- 113households
- 62.1%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimulia

Of every 100 households in Shimulia in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimulia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**35%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

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 Shimulia?

■ Shimulia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**940

Working population ****33.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 43.2% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (66%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 45 (27%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Chainsol513 people
- Akna507 people
- Bandh Gara503 people
- Bangara498 people
- Poradiha492 people
- Banshda487 people
- Kanthalia487 people
- Harki479 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimulia?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimulia?62.1% (Census 2011)