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

Simulhir is a village situated in Raghunathpur - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 141 families residing in the village Simulhir. The total population of Simulhir is 782 out of which 414 are males and 368 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simulhir is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simulhir village is 103 which is 13% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simulhir is 717 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Simulhir village.

Population
782
Families
141
Literacy
55.23%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simulhir is 55.2%. Thus Simulhir village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 69.77% and the female literacy rate is 39.38% in Simulhir village.

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

Simulhir Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 103 60 43
Literacy 55.23% 69.77% 39.38%
Scheduled Caste 532 284 248
Scheduled Tribe 88 45 43
Illiterate 407 167 240

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.3% of total population in Simulhir village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Simulhir village out of total population, 332 were engaged in work activities. 50% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 332 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 166 145 21
Cultivators 3 2 1
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 11 11 0
Other Workers 150 131 19
Marginal Workers 166 77 89
Non Working 450 192 258

Nearby Villages to Simulhir,

Below are the list of villages near Simulhir village in Raghunathpur - II.

Village Population
Alladih 1,482
Lakhiara Alias Joradih 1,351
Bhabanipur 903
Usir 2,430
Uka 1,262
Ratanpur 515
Ichhar 6,496
Kargali 3,111
Santaldih 961
Dandua 1,544

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