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About Simila Village

Simila is a mid sized village in Boko tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 417 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simila village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Boko
Pincode 781123
Area (hectares) 375.6 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 417
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simila compares

By the 2011 count Simila is the 54th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 375.6 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Simila

Simila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simila as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Simila from other places

Simila lies about 32 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Singra, about 3.9 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 Simila
Nearest railway station Singra 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Boko 9.0 km
District headquarters Kamrup 32 km
Nearest town Barpeta 37 km

Villages closest to Simila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boko 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 Simila

As per the Census of India 2011, Simila village had a population of 849. That makes it the 54th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Simila village has 417 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simila has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Simila is 781123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simila covers 375.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simila falls under Boko tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Simila is Singra, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simila.

Simila is about 32 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simila is in Boko tehsil of Kamrup district. Singra is about 3.9 km away. Boko is about 9.0 km away. Kamrup is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shilobari (2.5 km), Telipara (8.0 km) and Bonda Para (9.5 km).

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

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