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About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 664 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 112.34 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 664
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 89th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 112.34 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Simla

Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simla 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. The nearest villages by name are Sheapur, Shibai Chandi, Shibpur and Shripatipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 89th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Simla village has 664 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 112.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simla notes the nearest railway station 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 Simla.

Simla is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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