# Simra Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Simra

Simra is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 169 households**, the 50th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 759people (2011)
- 169households
- 85.4%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simra

Of every 100 households in Simra in 2011, 48 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Simra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****99%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**71%

Use banking services ****91%**

**55%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Simra?

■ Simra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**953

Working population ****28.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (22%) · **■** Marginal 129 (59%)

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 - II

- Nildi838 people
- Salgora818 people
- Toldi796 people
- Simulhir782 people
- Matira757 people
- Bardi Alias Tarapur671 people
- Muchkunda665 people
- Changuri655 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simra?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simra?85.4% (Census 2011)