# Simulia Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 120 households**, the 122nd largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 423people (2011)
- 120households
- 92.5%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 54 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**949

Working population ****30.7%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 88.1% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 114 (88%)

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 - II

- Uttar Mahishda451 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur448 people
- Kodalbar446 people
- Khejur Gechhia425 people
- Bagdiband421 people
- Dhangharibar418 people
- Kunja Para403 people
- Bisha Dangar401 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?92.5% (Census 2011)