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About Simla Village

Simla is a large village in Serampur Uttarpara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,164, made up of 1,630 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712203, 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 Serampur Uttarpara
Pincode 712203
Area (hectares) 100.19 hectares
Population 3,164
Male Population 1,630
Female Population 1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,799 residents. Its 100.19 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Simla

Simla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nawapara, Pandit Satghara, Piarapur and Raghunathpur. 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 3,164. That makes it the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,799 residents.

Simla village has 1,630 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 712203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 100.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simla falls under Serampur Uttarpara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simla notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Simla.

Simla is in Serampur Uttarpara 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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