About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 707 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Khatra
Pincode	722101
Area (hectares)	144.83 hectares
Population	1,392
Male Population	707
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 16th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 144.83 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Simla

Simla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simla from other places

Simla lies about 36 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Piardoba, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Simla
Tehsil headquarters	Khatra	23 km
Nearest railway station	Piardoba	26 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	31 km
District headquarters	Bankura	36 km

Villages closest to Simla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khatra tehsil.

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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 16th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Simla village has 707 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 722101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 144.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simla is Piardoba, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Simla.

Simla is about 36 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simla is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. Khatra is about 23 km away. Piardoba is about 26 km away. Bishnupur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.