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About Dakshin Simla Village

Dakshin Simla is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 721 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Simla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 70.74 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 721
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Simla compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Simla is the 50th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 70.74 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Simla

Dakshin Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Simla as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Simla from other places

Dakshin Simla lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dakshin Simla
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Simla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II tehsil.

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 Dakshin Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Simla village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 50th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Dakshin Simla village has 721 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Simla has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Simla is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Simla covers 70.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Simla falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Simla 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Simla.

Dakshin Simla is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Simla is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 8.2 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 29 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagankalia (under 2 km), Khordnahala (under 2 km) and Goragachha (under 2 km).

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

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