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About Simabad Village

Simabad is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 7 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 8.36 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 7
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Simabad compares

By the 2011 count Simabad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 8.36 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Simabad

Simabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simabad 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. The nearest villages by name are Satara, Senkebasa, Shalbani and Shalidih. 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 Simabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Simabad village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Simabad village has 7 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simabad has about 857 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 Simabad is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simabad covers 8.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simabad falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simabad notes the nearest railway station 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 Simabad.

Simabad is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Simabad today is likely to be higher.

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