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About Dakshinsimla Village

Dakshinsimla is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 523 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinsimla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinsimla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 176.78 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 523
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshinsimla compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinsimla is the 39th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 176.78 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dakshinsimla

Dakshinsimla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshinsimla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chenga Benga, Chhota Kalankai, Chhota Kalankibatitaki and Dakshin Dhekia. 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 Dakshinsimla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinsimla village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 39th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Dakshinsimla village has 523 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinsimla has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinsimla is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinsimla covers 176.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshinsimla falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshinsimla.

Dakshinsimla is in Kharagpur 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 Dakshinsimla today is likely to be higher.

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