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About Simri Village

Simri is one of the larger villages in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,947, made up of 6,077 males and 5,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847106
Area (hectares) 633 hectares
Population 11,947
Male Population 6,077
Female Population 5,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simri compares

By the 2011 count Simri is the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 633 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Simri

Simri 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 Simri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simri from other places

Simri lies about 14 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shisho, about 11 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 Simri
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Shisho 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 14 km

Villages closest to Simri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simri village had a population of 11,947. That makes it the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Simri village has 6,077 males and 5,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simri has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Simri is 847106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simri covers 633 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simri falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simri is Shisho, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Simri.

Simri is about 14 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simri is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Singhwara is about 3.3 km away. Shisho is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhwara (3.3 km), Banauli (5.1 km) and Basauli (5.1 km).

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

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