# Simulia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in [Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,733 people in 1,201 households**, the 8th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 4,733people (2011)
- 1,201households
- 86.7%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**92%

Use banking services ****43%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**934

Working population ****34.9%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 81.8% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 279 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,235 (75%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Sar Berya5,903 people
- Kotbar5,737 people
- Narayan Danri5,069 people
- Kakra4,887 people
- Betulya Chaklalpur4,653 people
- Nunhunda3,393 people
- Dwarikapur3,360 people
- Purbba Radhapur3,308 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Other places named Simulia

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- Simulia · Village, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad · 2,942 people
- Simulia · Village, Burwan, Murshidabad · 2,930 people
- Simulia · Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro · 2,898 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?4,733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?86.7% (Census 2011)