# Chak Simulya Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Chak Simulya

Chak Simulya is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,620 people in 1,011 households**, the 13th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 4,620people (2011)
- 1,011households
- 88.3%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Simulya

Of every 100 households in Chak Simulya in 2011, 30 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Simulya · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**17%

Tap water ****7%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**89%

Use banking services ****30%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Chak Simulya?

■ Chak Simulya · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**940

Working population ****44.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 82.7% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 379 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (23%) · **■** Household industry 116 (6%) · **■** Other work 354 (17%) · **■** Marginal 739 (36%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Shridharpur5,035 people
- Bargoda4,971 people
- Terapara Jalpai4,801 people
- Shyamsundarpur4,759 people
- Mahammadpur4,614 people
- Raj Nagar4,388 people
- Basdebpur4,379 people
- Kumarara4,231 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Simulya?4,620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Simulya in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Simulya?88.3% (Census 2011)