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About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 464 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 92.73 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 464
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 92.73 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saora, Sauberya, Shirsa and Shripur. 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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 883. That makes it the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Simla village has 464 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 92.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Simla is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Simla today is likely to be higher.

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