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About Simulia Village

Simulia is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 331 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712515
Area (hectares) 75.11 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 331
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simulia compares

By the 2011 count Simulia is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 75.11 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Simulia

The census records public bus service for Simulia as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simulia from other places

Simulia lies about 36 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bidhannagar Road, 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 Simulia
Nearest railway station Bidhannagar Road under 2 km
Nearest town Kolkata 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 36 km

Villages closest to Simulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulia village had a population of 700. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Simulia village has 331 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulia has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Simulia is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulia covers 75.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simulia falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simulia is Bidhannagar Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Simulia.

Simulia is about 36 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simulia is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Bidhannagar Road is about under 2 km away. Kolkata is about 3.2 km away. Balagarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgachhi (under 2 km), Arazi Aschitpur (3.2 km) and Aschitpur (3.2 km).

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

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