About Simulguri Village

Simulguri is one of the larger villages in Rajganj tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,973, made up of 4,315 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 384 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulguri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Rajganj
Pincode	735135
Area (hectares)	288.6 hectares
Population	5,973
Male Population	4,315
Female Population	1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	384
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simulguri compares

By the 2011 count Simulguri is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,332 residents. Its 288.6 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Simulguri

Simulguri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simulguri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Simulguri from other places

Simulguri lies about 37 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Siliguri Town, 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 Simulguri
Nearest town	Siliguri	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Siliguri Town	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajganj	19 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	37 km

Villages closest to Simulguri

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

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Common questions about Simulguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulguri village had a population of 5,973. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,332 residents.

Simulguri village has 4,315 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulguri has about 384 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Simulguri is 735135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulguri covers 288.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simulguri falls under Rajganj tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simulguri is Siliguri Town, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Simulguri.

Simulguri is about 37 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simulguri is in Rajganj tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Siliguri is about under 2 km away. Siliguri Town is about under 2 km away. Rajganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.