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About Sima Village

Sima is one of the larger villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,820, made up of 3,064 males and 2,756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares.

Sima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sima village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
Area (hectares) 544 hectares
Population 5,820
Male Population 3,064
Female Population 2,756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sima compares

By the 2011 count Sima is the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sima

Sima is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sima as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sima from other places

Sima lies about 15 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, 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 Sima
Nearest railway station Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi 15 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 15 km

Villages closest to Sima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi 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 Sima

As per the Census of India 2011, Sima village had a population of 5,820. That makes it the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents.

Sima village has 3,064 males and 2,756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sima has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Sima covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sima falls under Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sima is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sima.

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

Sima is in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt is about under 2 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi is about 15 km away. Darbhanga 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 Adalpur (2.0 km), Bhaluka (9.0 km) and Sisauna (9.7 km).

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

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