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Simlapal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Simlapal is a Census Town city situated in Simlapal block of Bankura district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,512 families residing in the Simlapal city. The total population of Simlapal is 7,206 out of which 3,693 are males and 3,513 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simlapal is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simlapal city is 927 which is 13% of the total population. There are 464 male children and 463 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simlapal is 998 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (951).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simlapal is 69.7%. Thus Simlapal has lower literacy rate compared to 70.3% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 76.8% and the female literacy rate is 62.1% in Simlapal.

Simlapal Census Town has total administration over 1,512 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.

Simlapal Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 927 464 463
Literacy 69.7% 67.2% 53.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,457 739 718
Scheduled Tribe 143 72 71
Illiterate 2,832 1,213 1,619

Caste-wise Population - Simlapal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Simlapal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,457 739 718
Schedule Tribe 143 72 71

Religion-wise Population - Simlapal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Simlapal is 4,729 which is 65.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Simlapal is 2,409 which is 33.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Simlapal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,729 (65.63%) 2,440 2,289
Muslim 2,409 (33.43%) 1,216 1,193
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 60 (0.83%) 33 27
No Religion Specified 7 (0.1%) 3 4

Literacy Rate - Simlapal

The total literacy rate of Simlapal was 69.66% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,374 literates, males were 2,480 while females were 1,894. Also the male literacy rate was 76.8% and the female literacy rate was 62.1% in Simlapal.

  Simlapal West Bengal
Female 62.1% 70.54%
Male 76.8% 81.69%
Total 69.66% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Simlapal

The Sex Ratio of Simlapal is 951. Thus per every 1000 men there were 951 females in Simlapal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 998 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Simlapal.

Child Population - Simlapal

According to Census 2011, there were 927 children between age 0 to 6 years in Simlapal. Out of which 464 were male while 463 were female.

Working Population - Simlapal

In Simlapal Census Town out of total population, 2,733 were engaged in work activities. 58.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,733 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 349 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,597 1,295 302
Cultivators 52 50 2
Agriculture Labourer 349 217 132
Household Industries 79 40 39
Other Workers 1,117 988 129
Marginal Workers 1,136 612 524
Non Working 4,473 1,786 2,687

Simlapal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,206 60.7% 951

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