About Simulia Village

Simulia is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,885, made up of 956 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732140
Area (hectares)	240.05 hectares
Population	1,885
Male Population	956
Female Population	929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Simulia compares

By the 2011 count Simulia is the 42nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 240.05 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Simulia

Simulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simulia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simulia from other places

Simulia lies about 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 2.7 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 Simulia
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	2.7 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	35 km
District headquarters	Maldah	35 km

Villages closest to Simulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 Simulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulia village had a population of 1,885. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Simulia village has 956 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulia has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Simulia is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulia covers 240.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simulia falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simulia is Harishchandrapur, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simulia.

Simulia is about 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simulia is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 2.7 km away. Manihāri is about 29 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.