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About Shimulia Village

Shimulia is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 234 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 63.91 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 234
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimulia compares

By the 2011 count Shimulia is the 94th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 63.91 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sannihari, Sarrang, Satkhanda and Shatkanai. 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 Shimulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimulia village had a population of 446. That makes it the 94th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Shimulia village has 234 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimulia has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shimulia is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimulia covers 63.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimulia falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shimulia.

Shimulia is in Egra I tehsil of Purba 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 Shimulia today is likely to be higher.

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