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About Simlakuri Village

Simlakuri is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 320 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simlakuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simlakuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 419.76 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 320
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simlakuri compares

By the 2011 count Simlakuri is the 108th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 419.76 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Simlakuri

Simlakuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simlakuri as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simlakuri from other places

Simlakuri lies about 54 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 5.8 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 Simlakuri
Nearest railway station Chinpai 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 10 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 10 km
District headquarters Birbhum 54 km

Villages closest to Simlakuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur 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.

Common questions about Simlakuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Simlakuri village had a population of 629. That makes it the 108th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Simlakuri village has 320 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simlakuri has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Simlakuri is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simlakuri covers 419.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simlakuri falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simlakuri is Chinpai, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Simlakuri is about 54 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simlakuri is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 5.8 km away. Dubrajpur is about 10 km away. Dubrājpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajganja (under 2 km), Shrirampur (under 2 km) and Bhanrarbera (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Simlakuri today is likely to be higher.

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