# Simulhanda Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Simulhanda

Simulhanda is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,282 people in 433 households**, the 29th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,282people (2011)
- 433households
- 82.0%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulhanda

Of every 100 households in Simulhanda in 2011, 79 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simulhanda · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**93%

Use banking services ****31%**

**36%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

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 Simulhanda?

■ Simulhanda · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**949

Working population ****38.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 75.6% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (7%) · **■** Household industry 113 (13%) · **■** Other work 416 (47%) · **■** Marginal 218 (25%)

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 Panskura

- Purushottampur2,371 people
- Purbba Pitpur2,355 people
- Amdan2,324 people
- Maguri Jagannath Chak2,288 people
- Kalidan2,244 people
- Raybandh2,226 people
- Patanda2,189 people
- Dakshin Chan Chiara2,135 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulhanda?2,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulhanda in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulhanda?82.0% (Census 2011)