# Shimulia, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Shimulia

Shimulia is a village in [Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-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 **446 people in 83 households**, the 96th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 446people (2011)
- 83households
- 94.7%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimulia

Of every 100 households in Shimulia in 2011, 71 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimulia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**37%

Television ****45%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**26%

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 · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**926

Working population ****37.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 90.4% for women. 68% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (47%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Egra - I

- Jamgan466 people
- Ranisai460 people
- Sonapada455 people
- Jagannathpur453 people
- Hatbar433 people
- Baharda429 people
- Ulua427 people
- Katabani421 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

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- Shimulia · Village, Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 498 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimulia?446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimulia?94.7% (Census 2011)