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About Mollasimla Village

Mollasimla is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,539, made up of 1,778 males and 1,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mollasimla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mollasimla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 148.78 hectares
Population 3,539
Male Population 1,778
Female Population 1,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Mollasimla compares

By the 2011 count Mollasimla is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 148.78 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mollasimla

The census records public bus service for Mollasimla 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 Mollasimla from other places

Mollasimla 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 Mollasimla
Nearest railway station Bidhannagar Road under 2 km
Nearest town Kolkata 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 29 km
District headquarters Hugli 36 km

Villages closest to Mollasimla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mollasimla village had a population of 3,539. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Mollasimla village has 1,778 males and 1,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mollasimla has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mollasimla is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mollasimla covers 148.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mollasimla falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mollasimla 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 Mollasimla.

Mollasimla 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.

Mollasimla is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Bidhannagar Road is about under 2 km away. Kolkata is about 3.2 km away. Singur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beleghata (2.5 km), Nasibpur (6.7 km) and Atisara (7.6 km).

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

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