Skip to main content

About Shimla Durgapur Village

Shimla Durgapur is one of the larger villages in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,225, made up of 3,738 males and 3,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimla Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimla Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743401
Area (hectares) 589.41 hectares
Population 7,225
Male Population 3,738
Female Population 3,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shimla Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Shimla Durgapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 589.41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shimla Durgapur

Shimla Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shimla Durgapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saidpur, Salua, Sannya and Sayestanagar. 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 Shimla Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimla Durgapur village had a population of 7,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Shimla Durgapur village has 3,738 males and 3,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimla Durgapur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Shimla Durgapur is 743401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimla Durgapur covers 589.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimla Durgapur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shimla Durgapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shimla Durgapur.

Shimla Durgapur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Shimla Durgapur today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All