Simlapal

Simlapal
সিমলাপাল
Census Town
Simlapal
Simlapal

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°55′21.7″N 87°04′24.2″E / 22.922694°N 87.073389°E / 22.922694; 87.073389Coordinates: 22°55′21.7″N 87°04′24.2″E / 22.922694°N 87.073389°E / 22.922694; 87.073389
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,206
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 722151 (Simlapal)
Telephone/STD code 03243
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Taldangra
Website bankura.gov.in

Simlapal is a census town, with a police station, in Simlapal CD Block in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Simlapal had a total population of 7,206 of which 3,693 (51%) were males and 3,513 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 927. The total number of literates in Simlapal was 4,374 (69.66% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Simlapal police station has jurisdiction over Simlapal CD Block. The area covered is 309.27  km2with a population of 127,429.[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Simlapal CD Block are located at Simlapal.[4]

Transport

State Highway 2 (West Bengal) running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district) and State Highway 9 (West Bengal) running from Durgapur (in Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Paschim Medinipur district) pass through Simlapal.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Taldangra PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 17 October 2016.


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