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Simlakuri

Dubrajpur mandal
Pincode 731126
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Simlakuri is a village in Dubrajpur mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 629 across 131 households. The village has a literacy rate of 62.5% and is located at coordinates 23.875°N, 87.413°E.

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SOMA SOREN
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LGD code
318071
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population
629
Households
131
Literacy rate
62.5%
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000♂
Workers
249
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
9 km
Distance to Kolkata
174 km
Distance to Delhi
1145 km
Nearest railway station
Chinpai · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC, Chakdaha · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Simlakuri compares

By population, Simlakuri ranks #107 of 226 villages in Dubrajpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.5%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Simlakuri
62.5%
Dubrajpur mandal
59.2%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
+14 vs mandal average
Simlakuri
966
Dubrajpur mandal
952
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
Simlakuri
4.8
Dubrajpur mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Simlakuri at a glance

Simlakuri is a village of 629 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Dubrajpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 107th-largest of 226 villages in Dubrajpur block. Literacy is 63%, 3 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 6 km from Chinpai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731126, served by Karidhya post office; the LGD village code is 318071. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Chakdaha, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SOMA SOREN, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 704 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Simlakuri · this village62963%
Rajganja · Dubrajpur83160%0.8 km SE
Rajganja · Jaypur63844%0.8 km SE
Bhanrarbera · Dubrajpur01.4 km E
Karamtal · Dubrajpur64951%1.5 km SE
Gangapur · Rajnagar1,00658%1.7 km NE
Rajpur · Rajnagar11180%1.7 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simlakuri

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
419.76
Irrigated area (ha)
23.4
Forest area (ha)
12.14

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Simlakuri

LGD code
318071
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population (Census 2011)
629
Population (projected 2026)
704
Households
131
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
966
Literacy rate
62.5%
Coordinates
23.87454°N, 87.41332°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dubrajpur
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anup Kumar Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SOMA SOREN
Block / Mandal
Dubrajpur
Getting there

How to reach Simlakuri

Mandal centre
Dubrajpur · ≈ 8.8 km
≈ 18 min by car · 21 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 9.4 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata174 kmcapital
  • Delhi1145 km
  • Hyderabad1176 km
  • Chennai1416 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChinpai6 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর10 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC, Chakdaha8 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump12 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management34 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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