Dhouda Simla Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhouda Simla is a village situated in Nagrakata block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 680 families residing in the village Dhouda Simla. The total population of Dhouda Simla is 3,136 out of which 1,636 are males and 1,500 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhouda Simla is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhouda Simla village is 463 which is 15% of the total population. There are 223 male children and 240 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhouda Simla is 1,076 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Dhouda Simla village.

Population
3,136
Families
680
Literacy
66.93%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhouda Simla is 66.9%. Thus Dhouda Simla village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 76.36% and the female literacy rate is 56.35% in Dhouda Simla village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhouda Simla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dhouda Simla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 463 223 240
Literacy 66.93% 76.36% 56.35%
Scheduled Caste 2,322 1,223 1,099
Scheduled Tribe 396 204 192
Illiterate 1,347 557 790

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.6% of total population in Dhouda Simla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhouda Simla village out of total population, 1,274 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,274 workers engaged in Main Work, 381 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 551 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,007 776 231
Cultivators 381 349 32
Agriculture Labourer 551 377 174
Household Industries 15 14 1
Other Workers 60 36 24
Marginal Workers 267 151 116
Non Working 1,862 709 1,153

Nearby Villages to Dhouda Simla,

Below are the list of villages near Dhouda Simla village in Nagrakata.

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