# Uttarshimla Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Uttarshimla

Uttarshimla is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,282 people in 504 households**, the 10th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,282people (2011)
- 504households
- 67.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttarshimla

Of every 100 households in Uttarshimla in 2011, 77 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uttarshimla · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**50%

Tap water ****58%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

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 Uttarshimla?

■ Uttarshimla · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**970

Working population ****28.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 144 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 262 (40%) · **■** Marginal 218 (33%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Sankoa2,759 people
- Sultanpur2,506 people
- Dharimba2,427 people
- Balarampur2,336 people
- Pelagerya2,278 people
- Barbansi2,130 people
- Arashini2,029 people
- Lachhmapur2,019 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttarshimla?2,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttarshimla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttarshimla?67.8% (Census 2011)