About Simri Village

Simri is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 834 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824208
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	1,638
Male Population	834
Female Population	804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simri compares

By the 2011 count Simri is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 87 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 942.

Getting to Simri

Simri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Simri from other places

Simri lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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	Amas	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	41 km

Villages closest to Simri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simri village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Simri village has 834 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Simri is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simri covers 87 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 Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simri is Rafiganj, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Simri is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simri is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.