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'''Simla''' is a [[census town]] in [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is under [[Hugli-Chuchura|Chinsurah]] police stations in [[Hugli-Chuchura|Chinsurah]] subdivision. <ref> [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] </ref>
'''Simla''' is a [[census town]] in [[Chinsurah Mogra]] CD Block in [[Chinsurah subdivision]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>[http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809031732/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |date=2007-08-09 }}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Location===
Simla is located at {{Coord|22.74|N|88.32|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=22.74036&lon=88.32478&zoom=13&q1=Simla%252C%2520Hugli%252C%2520West%2520Bengal%252C%2520India |title = Yahoo maps of Simla |publisher = Yahoo maps |access-date = 2008-11-29 }}</ref><ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf | title= Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly |work = Map of Chinsurah-Magra CD Block, page 469| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 26 September 2018}}</ref>

The area is composed of flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains that form a part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]]. The high west bank of the tidal [[Hooghly River]] is highly industrialised.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physiography, Page 17-24|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 28 September 2018 }}</ref>

[[Keota, Hooghly|Keota]], [[Manushpur]], [[Naldanga, Hooghly|Naldanga]], [[Kodalia]], [[Kulihanda]], [[Dharmapur, West Bengal|Dharmapur]] and Simla form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of [[Hugli-Chuchura]].<ref name=censushandbook/>

===Urbanisation===
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the [[Hooghly River]] has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physical features: pages 20, 24 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 27 September 2018 }}</ref>

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) | publisher= Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref> In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref>

The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
As of the [[2001]] Indian [[census]]<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref>, Simla had a population of 13,632. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Simla had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 67%. In Simla, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Simla had a total population of 15,998 of which 7,941 (50%) were males and 8,047 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,299. The total number of literates in Simla was 12,552 (85.39% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011/>

As of the 2001 Indian [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Simla had a population of 13,632. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Simla had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 67%. In Simla, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: [[Bansberia]] (M), [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hugli-Chinsurah]] (M), Bara Khejuria ([[Out Growth]]), [[Shankhanagar]] (CT), [[Amodghata]] (CT), [[Chak Bansberia]] (CT), [[Naldanga, Hooghly|Naldanga]] (CT), [[Kodalia]] (CT), [[Kulihanda]] (CT), Simla (CT), [[Dharmapur, West Bengal|Dharmapur]] (CT), [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly|Bhadreswar]] (M), [[Champdani]] (M), [[Chandannagar]] (M Corp.), [[Baidyabati]] (M), [[Serampore]] (M), [[Rishra]] (M), [[Rishra, Sreerampur Uttarpara|Rishra]] (CT), [[Bamunari]] (CT), [[Dakshin Rajyadharpur]] (CT), [[Nabagram Colony]] (CT), [[Konnagar]] (M), [[Uttarpara Kotrung]] (M), [[Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)]] (CT), [[Kanaipur]] (CT) and [[Keota, Hooghly|Keota]] (CT).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 16 June 2016}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Chuchura railway station]] is the nearest railway station.


==References==
==References==
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{{Hooghly District}}
{{Hooghly District}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]
[[it:Simla]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

Latest revision as of 06:58, 21 November 2024

Simla
Census Town
Simla is located in West Bengal
Simla
Simla
Location in West Bengal, India
Simla is located in India
Simla
Simla
Simla (India)
Coordinates: 22°53′19″N 88°21′51″E / 22.8887°N 88.3641°E / 22.8887; 88.3641
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,998
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Simla is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

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Guptipara
R
Guptipara (R)
Hooghly
River
Simla
CT
Dharmapur
CT
Dharmapur (CT)
Kulihanda
CT
Kulihanda (CT)
Kodalia
CT
Kodalia (CT)
Naldanga
CT
Naldanga (CT)
Manushpur
CT
Manushpur (CT)
Bandel
R
Bandel (R)
Keota
CT
Keota (CT)
Chak Bansberia
CT
Chak Bansberia (CT)
Shankhanagar
CT
Shankhanagar (CT)
Alikhoja
CT
Alikhoja (CT)
Mogra
R
Mogra (R)
Amodghata
CT
Amodghata (CT)
Kola
CT
Kola (CT)
Hansghara
CT
Hansghara (CT)
Madhusudanpur
CT
Madhusudanpur (CT)
Raghunathpur
CT
Raghunathpur (PS-Magra) (CT)
Balagarh
R
Balagarh (R)
Jirat
CT
Jirat (CT)
Sripur
CT
Sripur (CT)
Mirdhanga
CT
Mirdhanga (CT)
Badhagachhi
CT
Badhagachhi (CT)
Namajgram
CT
Namajgram (CT)
Purusattompur
CT
Purusattompur (CT)
Pandua
CT
Pandua, Hooghly (CT)
Batika
CT
Batika (CT)
Hugli-Chuchura
M
Hugli-Chuchura (M)
Bansberia
M
Bansberia (M)
Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Simla is located at 22°44′N 88°19′E / 22.74°N 88.32°E / 22.74; 88.32.[2][3]

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidal Hooghly River is highly industrialised.[4]

Keota, Manushpur, Naldanga, Kodalia, Kulihanda, Dharmapur and Simla form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Hugli-Chuchura.[3]

Urbanisation

[edit]

There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.[5]

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[6] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[7]

The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

[edit]

As per 2011 Census of India Simla had a total population of 15,998 of which 7,941 (50%) were males and 8,047 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,299. The total number of literates in Simla was 12,552 (85.39% of the population over 6 years).[7]

As of the 2001 Indian census,[8] Simla had a population of 13,632. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Simla had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 67%. In Simla, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

[edit]

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), Serampore (M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT).[9]

Transport

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Chuchura railway station is the nearest railway station.

References

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  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Yahoo maps of Simla". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chinsurah-Magra CD Block, page 469. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physical features: pages 20, 24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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