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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Himsim is a village in Gazole mandal, Malda district, West Bengal, located at 25.284°N, 88.331°E. The village has a population of 372 across 76 households with a literacy rate of 67.5%. Its postal code is 732124.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Roji Sultana Parvin
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- LGD code
- 312669
- Pincode
- 732124
- Post office
- Gajol
- Population
- 372
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 67.5%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 191
- Distance to district centre
- 50 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 32 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 302 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1162 km
- Nearest railway station
- Deotala · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Christian Mission Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Himsim compares
By population, Himsim ranks #225 of 291 villages in Gazole mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.5%
+13.4% vs mandal average
- Himsim
- 67.5%
- Gazole mandal
- 54.1%
- Malda district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+9 vs mandal average
- Himsim
- 979
- Gazole mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Himsim
- 4.9
- Gazole mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Himsim at a glance
Himsim is a village of 372 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Gazole block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 225th-largest of 291 villages in Gazole block. Literacy is 68%, 13 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. It lies 50 km from the Malda district centre, 30 km from Habibpur, the nearest town, 4 km from Deotala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 732124, served by Gajol post office; the LGD village code is 312669. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christian Mission Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Roji Sultana Parvin, and the village votes in Habibpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Joyel Murmu. The population is estimated at 416 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Babupur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himsim · this village | 372 | 68% | — |
| Machhimpur · Gazole | 488 | 62% | 0.8 km NE |
| Dahuchi · Gazole | 1,193 | 38% | 0.9 km SE |
| Tirpur · Gazole | 462 | 63% | 1.3 km SE |
| Gohailbari · Gazole | 243 | 63% | 1.7 km N |
| Sakrol · Gazole | 2,022 | 64% | 1.7 km W |
| Kastor · Gazole | 989 | 53% | 2.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Himsim
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- No
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 53.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Himsim
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Himsim
- LGD code
- 312669
- Pincode
- 732124
- Post office
- Gajol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 372
- Population (projected 2026)
- 416
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 67.5%
- Coordinates
- 25.28422°N, 88.33081°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maldaha Uttar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Habibpur
- Member of Parliament
- Khagen Murmu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Joyel Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Roji Sultana Parvin
- Block / Mandal
- Gazole
Getting there
How to reach Himsim
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata302 kmcapital
- Delhi1162 km
- Hyderabad1345 km
- Chennai1598 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDeotala4 km
- Hospital / PHCChristian Mission Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankDaralhat ATM30 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum33 km
- CollegeNathniyal Murmu Memorial College- Tapan College24 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station56 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 732124
Villages near Himsim
Other villages in Gazole mandal
View all 60+ →- Bahirgachhi
- Kutub Sahar
- Adina
- Bade Mayna
- Arazi Deharul
- Rajaram Chak
- Mishipur
- Deotala
- Alinagar
- Raniganj
- Barijpur
- Gajol
- Saidpur
- Duba Khoksan
- Saharol
- Garail
- Arazi Jalsa
- Kailabad
- Khord Babupur
- Kismat Sultanpur
- Mayna
- Emamnagar
- Krishnapur
- Raykhandighi
- Akalpur
- Babupur
- Batijora
- Arazi Mishrabati
- Kadubari
- Mahakal Bona
- Ratul
- Paladanga
- Haridas
- Muriya Kunda
- Purba Mallikpur
- Baira Dangi
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)