Village · Manbazar - II, Puruliya
# Simtuni

Simtuni is a village in Manbazar - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 691 people in 144 households, the 58th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 691 people (2011)
- 144 households
- 57.6% literacy
- 946 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simtuni

Of every 100 households in Simtuni in 2011, 7 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simtuni · ■ Manbazar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 7% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 25% 20%
- Television 3% 6%
- Mobile phone 6% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 26%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Simtuni?

■ Simtuni · ■ Manbazar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.6% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 771 949
- Working population 53.4% 53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (9%) · ■ Other work 31 (8%) · ■ Marginal 291 (79%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Manbazar - II
- Krishtapur 745 people
- Baridi 730 people
- Patapahari 711 people
- Gidhiban Alias Dasihiria 709 people
- Jambady 687 people
- Rampur 684 people
- Dhanda 682 people
- Jayapur 672 people

All 136 villages in Manbazar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Simtuni? 691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simtuni in? Puruliya district (Manbazar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simtuni? 57.6% (Census 2011)

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