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About Simakanali Village

Simakanali is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 425 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simakanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simakanali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 123.3 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 425
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simakanali compares

By the 2011 count Simakanali is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 123.3 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Simakanali

Simakanali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simakanali as Available within 10+ 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 Saragarya, Sargara, Saurang and Shyamdi. 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 Simakanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Simakanali village had a population of 829. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Simakanali village has 425 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simakanali has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Simakanali is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simakanali covers 123.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simakanali falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simakanali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simakanali.

Simakanali is in Puncha 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 Simakanali today is likely to be higher.

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