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About Shimulia Bar Village

Shimulia Bar is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 255 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimulia Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimulia Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 77.56 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 255
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Bar compares

By the 2011 count Shimulia Bar is the 88th 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 77.56 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shimulia Bar

Shimulia Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shimulia Bar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shimulia Bar from other places

Shimulia Bar lies about 23 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 Shimulia Bar
Nearest railway station Nachinda 5.7 km
Nearest town Contai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra I 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Shimulia Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra I 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 Shimulia Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimulia Bar village had a population of 505. That makes it the 88th 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 Bar village has 255 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimulia Bar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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

Shimulia Bar covers 77.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimulia Bar falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shimulia Bar is Nachinda, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bar.

Shimulia Bar is about 23 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimulia Bar is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Egra I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamardiha (19 km), Gopal Chak (19 km) and Ramchandrapur (28 km).

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

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