# Simulbera Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Simulbera

Simulbera is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 100 households**, the 84th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 529people (2011)
- 100households
- 73.0%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulbera

Of every 100 households in Simulbera in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulbera · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****9%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

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 Simulbera?

■ Simulbera · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**934

Working population ****29.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 59.8% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 93 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 46 (29%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Purulia - I

- Mayradi634 people
- Bagdadi576 people
- Bungera571 people
- Dumardi548 people
- Kultanr Alias Nadiara521 people
- Doldanri502 people
- Majura491 people
- Palanja Alias Misirdi474 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulbera?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulbera in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulbera?73.0% (Census 2011)