# Shimlon, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Shimlon

Shimlon is a village in [Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 103 households**, the 59th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 476people (2011)
- 103households
- 64.9%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shimlon

Of every 100 households in Shimlon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimlon · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****93%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**5%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****73%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shimlon?

■ Shimlon · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**964

Working population ****27.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 44.4% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (21%) · **■** Marginal 67 (51%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Shikratanr511 people
- Amtor491 people
- Manikpur481 people
- Juludi478 people
- Kunja Bihari475 people
- Jarukhamar473 people
- Lachhia467 people
- Simulkundi431 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shimlon?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimlon in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shimlon?64.9% (Census 2011)