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Simhat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Simhat is a Census Town city situated in Haringhata block of Nadia district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,522 families residing in the Simhat city. The total population of Simhat is 6,945 out of which 3,754 are males and 3,191 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simhat is 850.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simhat city is 554 which is 8% of the total population. There are 286 male children and 268 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simhat is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (850).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simhat is 89.5%. Thus Simhat has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 93.6% and the female literacy rate is 84.74% in Simhat.

Simhat Census Town has total administration over 1,522 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.

Simhat Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 554 286 268
Literacy 89.5% 86.5% 77.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,495 770 725
Scheduled Tribe 285 153 132
Illiterate 1,222 508 714

Caste-wise Population - Simhat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Simhat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,495 770 725
Schedule Tribe 285 153 132

Religion-wise Population - Simhat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Simhat is 6,735 which is 96.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Simhat is 132 which is 1.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Simhat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,735 (96.98%) 3,641 3,094
Muslim 132 (1.9%) 68 64
Christian 45 (0.65%) 24 21
Sikh 27 (0.39%) 18 9
Buddhist 5 (0.07%) 3 2
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Simhat

The total literacy rate of Simhat was 89.55% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,723 literates, males were 3,246 while females were 2,477. Also the male literacy rate was 93.6% and the female literacy rate was 84.74% in Simhat.

  Simhat West Bengal
Female 84.74% 70.54%
Male 93.6% 81.69%
Total 89.55% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Simhat

The Sex Ratio of Simhat is 850. Thus per every 1000 men there were 850 females in Simhat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 850 ) of Simhat.

Child Population - Simhat

According to Census 2011, there were 554 children between age 0 to 6 years in Simhat. Out of which 286 were male while 268 were female.

Working Population - Simhat

In Simhat Census Town out of total population, 2,785 were engaged in work activities. 78% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,785 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 308 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,173 1,876 297
Cultivators 77 75 2
Agriculture Labourer 308 285 23
Household Industries 128 25 103
Other Workers 1,660 1,491 169
Marginal Workers 612 457 155
Non Working 4,160 1,421 2,739

Simhat Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,945 82.4% 850

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