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About Simulguri Village

Simulguri is a large village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,329, made up of 1,197 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736157, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736157
Area (hectares) 432.53 hectares
Population 2,329
Male Population 1,197
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 432.53 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Sialdaha Dwitia Khanda, Sialdaha Pratham Khanda, Silkhuri Bas and Silkhuri Dwitia Khanda. 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 Simulguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulguri village had a population of 2,329. That makes it the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Simulguri village has 1,197 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulguri has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Simulguri is 736157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulguri covers 432.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simulguri falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simulguri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simulguri.

Simulguri is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Simulguri today is likely to be higher.

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