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About Shimla Village

Shimla is a large village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,974, made up of 1,492 males and 1,482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713146
Area (hectares) 361.93 hectares
Population 2,974
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shimla compares

By the 2011 count Shimla is the 23rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 361.93 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Shimla

The census records public bus service for Shimla as Available within <5 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salda, Sankarpur, Sanui and Sekhpur. 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 Shimla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimla village had a population of 2,974. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Shimla village has 1,492 males and 1,482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimla has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Shimla is 713146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimla covers 361.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimla falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shimla notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Shimla is in Memari I 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 Shimla today is likely to be higher.

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