About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 814 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	1,626
Male Population	814
Female Population	812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 57th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simla from other places

Simla lies about 29 km from Aurangabad. 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 Simla
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	8.1 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	29 km

Villages closest to Simla

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

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Common questions about Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 57th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Simla village has 814 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simla falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Simla.

Simla is about 29 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simla is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 8.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.