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About Simuldanga Village

Simuldanga is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 252 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simuldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simuldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 90.2 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 252
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Simuldanga compares

By the 2011 count Simuldanga is the 132nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 90.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Simuldanga

Simuldanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simuldanga 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 Simuldanga from other places

Simuldanga lies about 59 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 6.8 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 Simuldanga
Nearest town Ghorabandha 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 26 km
District headquarters Puruliya 59 km

Villages closest to Simuldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simuldanga village had a population of 478. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Simuldanga village has 252 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simuldanga has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Simuldanga is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simuldanga covers 90.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simuldanga falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simuldanga is Salgajhari, about 6.8 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 Simuldanga.

Simuldanga is about 59 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simuldanga is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Ghorabandha is about 4.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 6.8 km away. Barabazar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulda (under 2 km), Bajra (3.1 km) and Barra (3.1 km).

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

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