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About Dakshinshimulia Village

Dakshinshimulia is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 799 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinshimulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinshimulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721428
Area (hectares) 123.31 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 799
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakshinshimulia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinshimulia is the 35th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 123.31 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshinshimulia

The census records public bus service for Dakshinshimulia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshinshimulia from other places

Dakshinshimulia lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshinshimulia
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshinshimulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 Dakshinshimulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinshimulia village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 35th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Dakshinshimulia village has 799 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinshimulia has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinshimulia is 721428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinshimulia covers 123.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshinshimulia falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshinshimulia is Haldia, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshinshimulia.

Dakshinshimulia is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshinshimulia is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Ramnagar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Balarampur (under 2 km), Dakshin Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Kaya (under 2 km).

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

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