Simla Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Simla is a Census Town city situated in Chinsurah - Magra block of Hugli district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,009 families residing in the Simla city. The total population of Simla is 15,988 out of which 7,941 are males and 8,047 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simla is 1,013.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simla city is 1299 which is 8% of the total population. There are 647 male children and 652 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simla is 1,008 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,013).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simla is 85.5%. Thus Simla has higher literacy rate compared to 81.8% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 89.55% and the female literacy rate is 81.41% in Simla.

Simla Census Town has total administration over 4,009 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Simla Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Simla Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,299 647 652
Literacy 85.5% 82.3% 74.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,978 1,994 1,984
Scheduled Tribe 555 272 283
Illiterate 3,436 1,409 2,027

Caste-wise Population - Simla

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Simla.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,978 1,994 1,984
Schedule Tribe 555 272 283

Religion-wise Population - Simla

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Simla is 15,599 which is 97.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Simla is 208 which is 1.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Simla as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,599 (97.57%) 7,783 7,816
Muslim 208 (1.3%) 72 136
Christian 15 (0.09%) 8 7
Sikh 8 (0.05%) 3 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 156 (0.98%) 73 83

Literacy Rate - Simla

The total literacy rate of Simla was 85.45% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 12,552 literates, males were 6,532 while females were 6,020. Also the male literacy rate was 89.55% and the female literacy rate was 81.41% in Simla.

  Simla West Bengal
Female 81.41% 70.54%
Male 89.55% 81.69%
Total 85.45% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Simla

The Sex Ratio of Simla is 1,013. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Simla. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,008 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Simla.

Child Population - Simla

According to Census 2011, there were 1,299 children between age 0 to 6 years in Simla. Out of which 647 were male while 652 were female.

Working Population - Simla

In Simla Census Town out of total population, 6,266 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,266 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,330 4,122 1,208
Cultivators 121 111 10
Agriculture Labourer 169 135 34
Household Industries 69 43 26
Other Workers 4,971 3,833 1,138
Marginal Workers 936 501 435
Non Working 9,722 3,318 6,404

Simla Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Simla is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,988 78.5% 1,013

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