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About Shimulia Village

Shimulia is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 886 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743262, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743262
Area (hectares) 95.89 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 886
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Shimulia compares

By the 2011 count Shimulia is the 82nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 95.89 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shimulia

Shimulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shimulia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shimulia from other places

Shimulia lies about 38 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Simurali, 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 Shimulia
Nearest railway station Simurali under 2 km
Nearest town Kalyani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 33 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Shimulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimulia village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Shimulia village has 886 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimulia has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shimulia is 743262. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimulia covers 95.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shimulia falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shimulia is Simurali, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shimulia.

Shimulia is about 38 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimulia is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Simurali is about under 2 km away. Kalyani is about 11 km away. Bongaon 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 Sabhaipur (11 km), Saishpur (11 km) and Panpara (16 km).

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

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