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About Simuldanga Village

Simuldanga is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 263 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simuldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simuldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 54.63 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 263
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simuldanga compares

By the 2011 count Simuldanga is the 168th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 54.63 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Simuldanga

Simuldanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simuldanga as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simuldanga from other places

Simuldanga lies about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Deotala, about 5.0 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 Simuldanga
Nearest railway station Deotala 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 18 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 74 km

Villages closest to Simuldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simuldanga village had a population of 548. That makes it the 168th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Simuldanga village has 263 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simuldanga has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Simuldanga is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simuldanga covers 54.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simuldanga falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Simuldanga is Deotala, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Simuldanga.

Simuldanga is about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simuldanga is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Deotala is about 5.0 km away. Itahar is about 18 km away. Gangārāmpur 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 Mulahat (under 2 km), Tiabari (under 2 km) and Khorna (under 2 km).

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

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