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About Simgram Village

Simgram is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 710 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 302.14 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 710
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simgram compares

By the 2011 count Simgram is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 302.14 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Simgram

Simgram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simgram as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simgram from other places

Simgram lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 11 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 Simgram
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km

Villages closest to Simgram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Simgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Simgram village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Simgram village has 710 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simgram has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Simgram is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simgram covers 302.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simgram falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simgram is Swadinpur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simgram.

Simgram is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simgram is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 11 km away. Murarai II is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadasibpur (6.5 km), Kamalpur (6.6 km) and Basantapur (7.5 km).

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

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