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About Simla Village

Simla is a small village in Kalna II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 231 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713122, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna II
Pincode 713122
Area (hectares) 113.33 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 231
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 94th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 113.33 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sashpur, Satapati, Satgachhi and Shibpur. 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 459. That makes it the 94th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Simla village has 231 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 987 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 713122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 113.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simla falls under Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simla 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 Simla.

Simla is in Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman 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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