About Shimlon Village

Shimlon is a small village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 255 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimlon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Raghunathpur I
Pincode	723133
Area (hectares)	78.87 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	255
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shimlon compares

By the 2011 count Shimlon is the 59th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 78.87 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shimlon

Shimlon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shimlon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satudi, Seleta, Senara and Shanka. 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.

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Common questions about Shimlon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimlon village had a population of 476. That makes it the 59th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Shimlon village has 255 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimlon has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shimlon is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimlon covers 78.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimlon falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shimlon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shimlon.

Shimlon is in Raghunathpur 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.