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About Simulia Village

Simulia is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,659, made up of 1,389 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 272.76 hectares
Population 2,659
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simulia compares

By the 2011 count Simulia is the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 272.76 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Simulia

Simulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simulia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satsimuliya, Shyamdasdi Alias Shyampur, Sibdi and Sidpur. 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 Simulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulia village had a population of 2,659. That makes it the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Simulia village has 1,389 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulia has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Simulia is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulia covers 272.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simulia falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Simulia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Simulia.

Simulia is in Purulia I 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 Simulia today is likely to be higher.

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