About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 625 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742235, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raghunathganj I
Pincode	742235
Area (hectares)	174.97 hectares
Population	1,192
Male Population	625
Female Population	567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 34th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 174.97 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Simla

Simla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 5.0 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	Lohapur	5.0 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathganj I	33 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	33 km

Villages closest to Simla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 34th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Simla village has 625 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 742235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 174.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simla is Lohapur, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Simla.

Simla is about 33 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simla is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 5.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Raghunathganj I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.