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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Simul Tala is a village in Krishnagar-I mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, with a population of 4,936 across 1,212 households and a literacy rate of 74.7%. The village has a police station and postal code 741101.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANJITA MODAK SARKAR
Contact: 82****3576
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- LGD code
- 321693
- Pincode
- 741101
- Post office
- Aminbazar
- Population
- 4,936
- Households
- 1,212
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,068
- Distance to district centre
- 5 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 93 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1236 km
- Nearest railway station
- Krishnanagar City Junction · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mary Immaculate Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Simul Tala compares
By population, Simul Tala ranks #20 of 90 villages in Krishnagar - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+10.8% vs mandal average
- Simul Tala
- 74.7%
- Krishnagar - I mandal
- 63.9%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
+18 vs mandal average
- Simul Tala
- 960
- Krishnagar - I mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Simul Tala
- 4.1
- Krishnagar - I mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Simul Tala at a glance
Simul Tala is a village of 4,936 people in 1,212 households (Census 2011) in Krishnagar - I block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 20th-largest of 90 villages in Krishnagar - I block. Literacy is 75%, 11 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Nadia district centre, 3 km from Krishnanagar (P), the nearest town, 3 km from Krishnanagar City Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741101, served by Aminbazar post office; the LGD village code is 321693. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is RANJITA MODAK SARKAR, and the village votes in Krishnanagar Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sadhan Ghosh. The population is estimated at 5,521 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simul Tala · this village | 4,936 | 75% | — |
| Krishnanagar (P) · Krishnagar - I | 13,640 | 63% | 2.5 km SE |
| Subarna Behar · Krishnagar - I | 15,461 | 69% | 2.7 km W |
| Berij · Krishnagar - I | 321 | 57% | 3.6 km NW |
| Mayaral · Krishnagar - II | 4,051 | 52% | 3.9 km NE |
| Hara Nagar · Krishnagar - I | 4,137 | 54% | 5.2 km NE |
| Chakgokul Nagar · Krishnagar - I | 0 | — | 5.4 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simul Tala
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 196.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 142
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Simul Tala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Simul Tala
- LGD code
- 321693
- Pincode
- 741101
- Post office
- Aminbazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,936
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,521
- Households
- 1,212
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.40048°N, 88.46420°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Mahua Moitra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sadhan Ghosh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RANJITA MODAK SARKAR
- Block / Mandal
- Krishnagar - I
- Nearest police station
- Office Of The Superintendent Of Police, Nadia (2.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Simul Tala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata93 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1236 km
- Delhi1264 km
- Chennai1436 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKrishnanagar City Junction3 km
- Bus stopCollectory2 km
- Hospital / PHCMary Immaculate Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpSri Vishnu Oil6 km
- CollegeKrishnagar Government College2 km
- Police stationOffice Of The Superintendent Of Police, Nadia2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Simul Tala
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Simul Tala
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Krishnagar Government CollegeCollege2.5 km ↗
Same pincode
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Villages near Simul Tala
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- Rui Pukur (P)
- Senpur
- Dogachhi (P)
- Jatrapur
- Naldaha
- Jahangirpur
- Itla
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- Usidpur
- Kulgachhi
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- Raotara
- Paninala
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- Tetla
- Goalpara
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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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)