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About Simulhanda Village

Simulhanda is a large village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,221 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 109.87 hectares
Population 2,282
Male Population 1,221
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simulhanda compares

By the 2011 count Simulhanda is the 29th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 109.87 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Simulhanda

Simulhanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simulhanda 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Serhati, Shanktikri, Shrirampur and Shyampur. 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 Simulhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulhanda village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 29th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Simulhanda village has 1,221 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulhanda has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Simulhanda is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulhanda covers 109.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simulhanda falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simulhanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Simulhanda.

Simulhanda is in Panskura 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 Simulhanda today is likely to be higher.

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