Simlapal

Simlapal
সিমলাপাল
Census Town
Simlapal
Location in West Bengal, India
Simlapal
Simlapal (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 UTC+5:30 (IST)
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 Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district) pass through Simlapal.[5]

Education

Simlapal College of Education is a private non-aided college offering courses leading to the Bachelor of Education degree. It was established in 2009 and affiliated to the University of Burdwan in 2012.[6][7]

Simlapal Madan Mohan High School was established in 1938 by Madan Mohan Singha Chowdhury, the raja of Simlapal.[8] There is a girls' school, Simlapal Mangalmoyee Balika Vidyamandir(H.S)

Healthcare

Simlapal Block Public Health Centre functions as the central facility in Simlapal, with three Public Health Centres at Lakshmisagar, Hatibari and Arrah and 21 subcentres.[9]

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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. 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.
  6. ↑ "Simlapal College of Education". University of Burdwan. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Simlapal College of Education". Hindsikhsha. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Simlapal Madan Mohan High School". smm highschool. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Status of Health and FW Services in Bankura District". Chief Medical Officer of Health, Bankura. Retrieved 11 December 2016.


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