Simla Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Simla is a village situated in Kashipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 523 families residing in the village Simla. The total population of Simla is 2,530 out of which 1,254 are males and 1,276 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simla is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simla village is 305 which is 12% of the total population. There are 159 male children and 146 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simla is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Simla village.

Population
2,530
Families
523
Literacy
68.76%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simla is 68.8%. Thus Simla village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 80.18% and the female literacy rate is 57.7% in Simla village.

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

Simla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 305 159 146
Literacy 68.76% 80.18% 57.7%
Scheduled Caste 178 97 81
Scheduled Tribe 1,358 663 695
Illiterate 1,000 376 624

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.7% of total population in Simla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Simla village out of total population, 1,187 were engaged in work activities. 56.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,187 workers engaged in Main Work, 231 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 273 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 670 502 168
Cultivators 231 216 15
Agriculture Labourer 273 145 128
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 164 140 24
Marginal Workers 517 166 351
Non Working 1,343 586 757

Nearby Villages to Simla,

Below are the list of villages near Simla village in Kashipur.

Village Population
Shampur 317
Damankiari 1,680
Gopalpur 524
Kashidi 569
Majurjura 1,204
Sunra 348
Liya 755
Seja 1,531
Bhuiandi 692
Ghutlia 693

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