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About Shimdal Village

Shimdal is a small village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 168 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimdal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimdal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 67.19 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 168
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimdal compares

By the 2011 count Shimdal is the 126th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 67.19 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Shimdal

Shimdal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shimdal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salukgere, Sarishadighi, Sehas and Seromanipur. 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 Shimdal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimdal village had a population of 316. That makes it the 126th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Shimdal village has 168 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimdal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Shimdal is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimdal covers 67.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shimdal falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shimdal 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 km distance for Shimdal.

Shimdal is in Kotulpur 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 Shimdal today is likely to be higher.

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