# Simulia Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Simulia

Simulia is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,960 people in 409 households**, the 46th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,960people (2011)
- 409households
- 50.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Simulia

Of every 100 households in Simulia in 2011, 60 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simulia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****51%**

**17%

Television ****28%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Simulia?

■ Simulia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**958

Working population ****28.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 44.3% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (44%) · **■** Marginal 42 (8%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Samaspur2,078 people
- Birran2,050 people
- Uttar Rampur1,983 people
- Nayanagar1,961 people
- Ladhi1,938 people
- Bara Shikarpur1,892 people
- Purbba Kamarshal1,855 people
- Chathol1,843 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Simulia?1,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simulia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Simulia?50.7% (Census 2011)