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About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 438 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732204, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732204
Area (hectares) 104.96 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 438
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 45th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 104.96 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Simla

Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within <5 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 Simla from other places

Simla 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 Simla
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 2.7 km
Nearest town Manihāri 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua II 35 km
District headquarters Maldah 35 km

Villages closest to Simla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratua II 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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 854. That makes it the 45th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Simla village has 438 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 950 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 732204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 104.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simla 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simla.

Simla 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Shripur (4.2 km), Chandpur (7.5 km) and Purbba Balarampur (7.6 km).

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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