# Shimulpal Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shimulpal

Shimulpal is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 35 households**, the 348th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 143people (2011)
- 35households
- 81.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimulpal

Of every 100 households in Shimulpal in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimulpal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shimulpal?

■ Shimulpal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**979

Working population ****35.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 73.8% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (51%) · **■** Other work 10 (20%)

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 Jhargram

- Simul Danga146 people
- Jamira145 people
- Kumarduba145 people
- Jambedya143 people
- Tukrudhula143 people
- Sushmigerya142 people
- Khayrakata139 people
- Chhota Jamua138 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimulpal?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimulpal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimulpal?81.6% (Census 2011)