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About Simulia Village

Simulia is a large village in Hasnabad tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,645, made up of 1,364 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hasnabad
Pincode 743426
Area (hectares) 66.8 hectares
Population 2,645
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simulia compares

By the 2011 count Simulia is the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents. Its 66.8 hectares work out to about 40 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 962.

Getting to Simulia

Simulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simulia as Available within village. 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 Simulia from other places

Simulia lies about 42 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, about 14 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 Simulia
Nearest railway station Ghutiari Sharif 14 km
Nearest town Canning 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasnabad 31 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 42 km

Villages closest to Simulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulia village had a population of 2,645. That makes it the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents.

Simulia village has 1,364 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulia has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Simulia is 743426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulia covers 66.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simulia falls under Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simulia is Ghutiari Sharif, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Simulia.

Simulia is about 42 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.

Simulia is in Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 14 km away. Canning is about 17 km away. Hasnabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirajpur (2.3 km), Chandpur (3.0 km) and Kaugachhi (3.0 km).

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

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