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About Simulia Village

Simulia is one of the larger villages in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,384, made up of 3,322 males and 3,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721649
Area (hectares) 205.99 hectares
Population 6,384
Male Population 3,322
Female Population 3,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Simulia compares

By the 2011 count Simulia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 205.99 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Simulia

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

How far is Simulia from other places

Simulia lies about 49 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 15 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 Simulia
Nearest town Pujali 13 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 49 km

Villages closest to Simulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulia village had a population of 6,384. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Simulia village has 3,322 males and 3,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Simulia is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulia covers 205.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simulia falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simulia is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Simulia.

Simulia is about 49 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simulia is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 13 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 15 km away. Tamluk is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banhichar (3.0 km), Barkalu (4.0 km) and Kalikapur (4.0 km).

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

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