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Uttarshimla Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Uttarshimla is a large village located in Kharagpur - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 504 families residing. The Uttarshimla village has population of 2282 of which 1183 are males while 1099 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Uttarshimla village population of children with age 0-6 is 442 which makes up 19.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Uttarshimla village is 929 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Uttarshimla as per census is 782, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Uttarshimla village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Uttarshimla village was 67.77 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Uttarshimla Male literacy stands at 76.79 % while female literacy rate was 58.45 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Uttarshimla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Uttarshimla village.

Uttarshimla Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 504 - -
Population 2,282 1,183 1,099
Child (0-6) 442 248 194
Schedule Caste 13 8 5
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.77 % 76.79 % 58.45 %
Total Workers 654 622 32
Main Worker 436 - -
Marginal Worker 218 206 12

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.57 % of total population in Uttarshimla village. The village Uttarshimla currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Uttarshimla village out of total population, 654 were engaged in work activities. 66.67 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.33 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 654 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourer.