# Simulia Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,384 people in 1,308 households**, the 2nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 6,384people (2011)
- 1,308households
- 89.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 60 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**20%

Tap water ****42%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**45%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**972

Working population ****42.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 86.0% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 626 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (11%) · **■** Household industry 63 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,125 (41%) · **■** Marginal 626 (23%)

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 Tamluk

- Srirampur10,906 people
- Putputya5,300 people
- Nilkanthia5,236 people
- Bishnubar4,957 people
- Mirikpur4,865 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?6,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?89.3% (Census 2011)