About Shimlagar Village

Shimlagar is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 263 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimlagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimlagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722203
Area (hectares)	52.62 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	263
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shimlagar compares

By the 2011 count Shimlagar is the 114th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 52.62 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shimlagar

Shimlagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shimlagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salbedya, Saltora, Sankarara and Sarangapur. 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.

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Common questions about Shimlagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimlagar village had a population of 502. That makes it the 114th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Shimlagar village has 263 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimlagar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shimlagar is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimlagar covers 52.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimlagar falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shimlagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shimlagar is in Gangajalghati 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.