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About Simulkundi Village

Simulkundi is a small village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 228 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simulkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simulkundi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 133.31 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 228
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simulkundi compares

By the 2011 count Simulkundi is the 63rd 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 133.31 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 935.

Getting to Simulkundi

Simulkundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simulkundi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shimlon, Shimulberia, Shiulibari and Shyamsundarpur. 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 Simulkundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Simulkundi village had a population of 431. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Simulkundi village has 228 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simulkundi has about 890 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 Simulkundi is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simulkundi covers 133.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Simulkundi 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 <5 km distance for Simulkundi.

Simulkundi 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.

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

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