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About Simana Basti Village

Simana Basti is a large village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,841, made up of 1,424 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simana Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simana Basti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri
Pincode 734221
Area (hectares) 4.45 hectares
Population 2,841
Male Population 1,424
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simana Basti compares

By the 2011 count Simana Basti is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,063 residents. Its 4.45 hectares work out to about 638 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Simana Basti

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

How far is Simana Basti from other places

Simana Basti lies about 14 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Ghoom, about 12 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 Simana Basti
Nearest railway station Ghoom 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri 14 km
District headquarters Darjiling 14 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 14 km

Villages closest to Simana Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri 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 Simana Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Simana Basti village had a population of 2,841. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,063 residents.

Simana Basti village has 1,424 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simana Basti has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Simana Basti is 734221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simana Basti covers 4.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 638 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simana Basti falls under Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simana Basti is Ghoom, about 12 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 km distance for Simana Basti.

Simana Basti is about 14 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simana Basti is in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri tehsil of Darjiling district. Ghoom is about 12 km away. Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri is about 14 km away. Darjiling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhiapokhri (3.8 km), Parmaguri Khasmahal (4.1 km) and Mim Nagri Range (10 km).

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

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