About Shimulia Village

Shimulia is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 515 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.41 hectares hectares.

Shimulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Ghatal
Area (hectares)	27.41 hectares
Population	988
Male Population	515
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimulia compares

By the 2011 count Shimulia is the 71st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 27.41 hectares work out to about 36 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 943.

Getting to Shimulia

Shimulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shimulia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rathipur, Ratneshwar Bati, Saoyai and Shibpur. 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.

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Common questions about Shimulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimulia village had a population of 988. That makes it the 71st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Shimulia village has 515 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimulia has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Shimulia covers 27.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shimulia falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Shimulia is in Ghatal 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.