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About Simaistala Village

Simaistala is a mid sized village in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 847 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simaistala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simaistala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat I
Pincode 741201
Area (hectares) 25.11 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 847
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simaistala compares

By the 2011 count Simaistala is the 30th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 25.11 hectares work out to about 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Simaistala

Simaistala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Simaistala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simaistala from other places

Simaistala lies about 33 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Ranaghat Junction, 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 Simaistala
Nearest railway station Ranaghat Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Rānāghāt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranaghat I 33 km
District headquarters Nadia 33 km

Villages closest to Simaistala

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

Common questions about Simaistala

As per the Census of India 2011, Simaistala village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 30th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Simaistala village has 847 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simaistala has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Simaistala is 741201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simaistala covers 25.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simaistala falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simaistala is Ranaghat Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Simaistala is in Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district. Ranaghat Junction is about under 2 km away. Rānāghāt is about under 2 km away. Ranaghat I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aistala (under 2 km), Doharpar (5.3 km) and Birnagar (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Simaistala today is likely to be higher.

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