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About Simraha Village

Simraha is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,154, made up of 1,115 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 659 hectares
Population 2,154
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Simraha compares

By the 2011 count Simraha is the 54th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 659 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Simraha

Simraha 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 Simraha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Simraha from other places

Simraha lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 2.6 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 Simraha
Nearest railway station Simraha 2.6 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 11 km
District headquarters Araria 20 km

Villages closest to Simraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simraha village had a population of 2,154. That makes it the 54th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Simraha village has 1,115 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simraha has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Simraha is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simraha covers 659 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simraha falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simraha is Simraha, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Simraha.

Simraha is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simraha is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 2.6 km away. Shahbazpur is about 10 km away. Forbesganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arraha Madarganj (2.2 km), Gogi (2.7 km) and Halhalia (2.8 km).

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

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