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About Simli Village

Simli is a large village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,147, made up of 1,134 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722156
Area (hectares) 140.53 hectares
Population 2,147
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simli compares

By the 2011 count Simli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 140.53 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Simli

Simli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarigari, Satpatta, Shubnabandi and Shyamsundarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Simli

As per the Census of India 2011, Simli village had a population of 2,147. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Simli village has 1,134 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simli has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Simli is 722156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simli covers 140.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simli falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simli.

Simli is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Simli today is likely to be higher.

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