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About Simla Village

Simla is a large village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,010, made up of 1,043 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, 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 Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 157.93 hectares
Population 2,010
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 157.93 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Simla

Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simla 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shitaljor, Shuksayer, Shyamnagar 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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 2,010. That makes it the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Simla village has 1,043 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 157.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Simla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Simla.

Simla is in Sonamukhi 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 Simla today is likely to be higher.

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