Shimulia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
By population, Shimulia ranks #170 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shimulia is a village of 311 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 170th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 73%, 9 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317324. The sarpanch is HASU BAGDI, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 367 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimulia · this village | 311 | 73% | — |
| Balsunda · Sainthia | 2,840 | 72% | — |
| Uttar Bamnigaon · Sainthia | 1,663 | 73% | — |
| Mallikpur · Sainthia | 1,420 | 59% | — |
| Dahira · Sainthia | 1,312 | 67% | — |
| Uttar Bangaon · Sainthia | 1,160 | 61% | — |
| Markola · Sainthia | 1,125 | 68% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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