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About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 285 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 103.6 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 285
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 87th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 103.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Simla

Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simla from other places

Simla lies about 44 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 13 km away. 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 Simla
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 13 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 44 km

Villages closest to Simla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemtabad 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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 565. That makes it the 87th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Simla village has 285 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 103.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simla falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simla is Azamnagar Road, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Simla.

Simla is about 44 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simla is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Azamnagar Road is about 13 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Hemtabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Harinarayanpur (2.0 km) and Bamra (4.3 km).

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

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