Simla Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011
Simla is a village situated in Ratua - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 184 families residing in the village Simla. The total population of Simla is 854 out of which 438 are males and 416 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simla is 950.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simla village is 128 which is 15% of the total population. There are 59 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simla is 1,169 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Simla village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simla is 65.4%. Thus Simla village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 73.35% and the female literacy rate is 56.77% 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 | 128 | 59 | 69 |
| Literacy | 65.43% | 73.35% | 56.77% |
| Scheduled Caste | 139 | 78 | 61 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 379 | 160 | 219 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Simla village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Simla village out of total population, 362 were engaged in work activities. 45.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 362 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 164 | 157 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 105 | 104 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 48 | 44 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 198 | 94 | 104 |
| Non Working | 492 | 187 | 305 |
Nearby Villages to Simla,
Below are the list of villages near Simla village in Ratua - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pirpur | 1,847 |
| Betahaek Barna | 4,335 |
| Nij Ganaraidanga | 4,765 |
| Nesta | 2,257 |
| Mirdadpur | 3,779 |
| Sultanpur | 6,778 |
| Bishanpur | 1,589 |
| Paharpur | 660 |
| Naoda | 5,017 |
| Koklamari | 5,923 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Simla, Maldah, West Bengal - Wikipedia