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Simulia

Purulia - I mandal
Pincode 723102
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Simulia is a village in Purulia - I mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,659 spread across 447 households. The village has a literacy rate of 56.4% and is identified by PIN code 723102.

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CHANDANA MAHATO
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LGD code
330960
Pincode
723102
Post office
Dulmi-nadiha
Population
2,659
Households
447
Literacy rate
56.4%
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000♂
Workers
979
Distance to district centre
120 km
Distance to mandal centre
128 km
Distance to Kolkata
152 km
Distance to Delhi
1168 km
Nearest railway station
Kopai · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Batikar Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Simulia compares

By population, Simulia ranks #16 of 114 villages in Purulia - I mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.4%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Simulia
56.4%
Purulia - I mandal
55.1%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−29 vs mandal average
Simulia
914
Purulia - I mandal
943
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
Simulia
5.9
Purulia - I mandal
5.4

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

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Simulia at a glance

Simulia is a village of 2,659 people in 447 households (Census 2011) in Purulia - I block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 16th-largest of 114 villages in Purulia - I block. Literacy is 56%, 1 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. It lies 120 km from the Purulia district centre, 26 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 10 km from Kopai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723102, served by Dulmi-nadiha post office; the LGD village code is 330960. The nearest hospital or health centre is Batikar Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is CHANDANA MAHATO, and the village votes in Purulia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudip Kumar Mukherjee. The population is estimated at 3,135 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sonaijuri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Simulia · this village2,65956%
Simulia · Bhagawanpur - II42382%0 km N
Simulia · Barasat - II2,39470%0 km N
Simulia · Garbeta - I23373%0 km N
Simulia · Berhampore3,27468%0 km N
Simulia · Bharatpur - II2,94258%0 km N
Simulia · Tamluk6,38479%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simulia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
21
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
272.76
Irrigated area (ha)
22
Forest area (ha)
0.5

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

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Key facts — Simulia

LGD code
330960
Pincode
723102
Post office
Dulmi-nadiha
Population (Census 2011)
2,659
Population (projected 2026)
3,135
Households
447
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
914
Literacy rate
56.4%
Coordinates
23.74465°N, 87.59399°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purulia
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANDANA MAHATO
Block / Mandal
Purulia - I
Getting there

How to reach Simulia

Mandal centre
Purulia - I · ≈ 128 km
≈ 4 h 23 min by car · 5 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 120 km
≈ 4 h 6 min by car · 4 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,897 people
Danrka · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata152 kmcapital
  • Delhi1168 km
  • Hyderabad1182 km
  • Chennai1414 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKopai10 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর21 km
  • Hospital / PHCBatikar Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management12 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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