Shimulia Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shimulia is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 752 families residing in the village Shimulia. The total population of Shimulia is 3,169 out of which 1,589 are males and 1,580 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shimulia is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shimulia village is 341 which is 11% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 178 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shimulia is 1,092 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Shimulia village.

Population
3,169
Families
752
Literacy
78.18%
Sex Ratio
994

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shimulia is 78.2%. Thus Shimulia village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.17% and the female literacy rate is 73.11% in Shimulia village.

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

Shimulia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 341 163 178
Literacy 78.18% 83.17% 73.11%
Scheduled Caste 985 498 487
Scheduled Tribe 7 3 4
Illiterate 958 403 555

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Shimulia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shimulia village out of total population, 1,205 were engaged in work activities. 82.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,205 workers engaged in Main Work, 268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 519 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 995 893 102
Cultivators 268 256 12
Agriculture Labourer 519 472 47
Household Industries 24 10 14
Other Workers 184 155 29
Marginal Workers 210 118 92
Non Working 1,964 578 1,386

Nearby Villages to Shimulia,

Below are the list of villages near Shimulia village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Dharmpur 5,090
Jaleshwar 5,602
Patabuka 4,845
Narikela 5,222
Natgram 1,742
Chandigar 3,051
Ambaula 2,794
Tengra 2,654
Nalkura 844
Rajapur 3,621

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