About Bara Simulia Village

Bara Simulia is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 794 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Simulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Simulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731240
Area (hectares)	108.04 hectares
Population	1,572
Male Population	794
Female Population	778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Simulia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Simulia is the 39th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 108.04 hectares work out to about 15 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 973.

Getting to Bara Simulia

Bara Simulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Simulia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Simulia from other places

Bara Simulia lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Bara Simulia
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	21 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	21 km

Villages closest to Bara Simulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Bara Simulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Simulia village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 39th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Bara Simulia village has 794 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Simulia has about 980 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Bara Simulia is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Simulia covers 108.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Simulia falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Simulia is Lohapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Simulia.

Bara Simulia is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Simulia is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.