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About Simlaguri Village

Simlaguri is a mid sized village in Kokrajhar tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 287 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.67 hectares hectares.

Simlaguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simlaguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Kokrajhar
Area (hectares) 222.67 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 287
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simlaguri compares

By the 2011 count Simlaguri is the 124th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 222.67 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Simlaguri

Simlaguri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simlaguri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simlaguri from other places

Simlaguri lies about 15 km from Chirang, 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
Nearest town Bongaigaon 5.6 km
District headquarters Chirang 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokrajhar 24 km

Villages closest to Simlaguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokrajhar 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 571. That makes it the 124th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Simlaguri village has 287 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simlaguri has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Simlaguri covers 222.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simlaguri falls under Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Simlaguri.

Simlaguri is about 15 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simlaguri is in Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district. Dangtal is about under 2 km away. Bongaigaon is about 5.6 km away. Chirang is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumki Pt I (7.6 km), Choutaki Pt I (7.6 km) and Choutaki Pt Ii (7.6 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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