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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Simulhir

Simulhir is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 141 households**, the 49th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 782people (2011)
- 141households
- 55.2%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulhir

Of every 100 households in Simulhir in 2011, 28 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simulhir · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

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

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**71%

Use banking services ****48%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**14%

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 Simulhir?

■ Simulhir · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**953

Working population ****42.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 39.4% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 150 (45%) · **■** Marginal 166 (50%)

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

- Batmanmi853 people
- Nildi838 people
- Salgora818 people
- Toldi796 people
- Simra759 people
- Matira757 people
- Bardi Alias Tarapur671 people
- Muchkunda665 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulhir?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulhir in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulhir?55.2% (Census 2011)