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About Simla Village

Simla is a large village in Jalah tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,462, made up of 1,209 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Jalah
Pincode 781330
Area (hectares) 337.35 hectares
Population 2,462
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 337.35 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Simla

Simla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salegaon Nc, Saru Chakadal, Saru Ghagra Nc and Saru Manikpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 2,462. That makes it the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Simla village has 1,209 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 781330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 337.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Jalah tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Simla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Simla.

Simla is in Jalah tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Simla today is likely to be higher.

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