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About Simlaguri Village

Simlaguri is a large village in Sidli tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,451, made up of 1,735 males and 1,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.88 hectares hectares.

Simlaguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simlaguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Sidli
Area (hectares) 280.88 hectares
Population 3,451
Male Population 1,735
Female Population 1,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Simlaguri compares

By the 2011 count Simlaguri is the 9th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 280.88 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Simlaguri

Simlaguri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Simlaguri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simlaguri from other places

Simlaguri lies about 5.6 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is Dangtal, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Simlaguri
Nearest railway station Dangtal under 2 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidli 9.3 km

Villages closest to Simlaguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidli tehsil.

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 Simlaguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Simlaguri village had a population of 3,451. That makes it the 9th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Simlaguri village has 1,735 males and 1,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simlaguri has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Simlaguri covers 280.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simlaguri falls under Sidli tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Simlaguri is Dangtal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Simlaguri is about 5.6 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simlaguri is in Sidli tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Dangtal is about under 2 km away. Bongaigaon is about 5.6 km away. Sidli is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simlaguri Forest Block (under 2 km), Dhaligaon (4.1 km) and Duligaon (4.1 km).

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

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