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About Simariya Village

Simariya is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 274 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Simariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 274
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simariya compares

By the 2011 count Simariya is the 127th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Simariya

Simariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simariya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simariya from other places

Simariya lies about 66 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 8.7 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 Simariya
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Taregna 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 66 km

Villages closest to Simariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simariya village had a population of 512. That makes it the 127th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Simariya village has 274 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simariya has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Simariya covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simariya falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simariya is Taregna, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simariya.

Simariya is about 66 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simariya is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.2 km away. Taregna is about 8.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itwan (2.6 km), Poa (3.5 km) and Bara (7.0 km).

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

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