About Simalbari Village

Simalbari is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,875, made up of 1,479 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simalbari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisi
Pincode	854315
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	2,875
Male Population	1,479
Female Population	1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simalbari compares

By the 2011 count Simalbari is the 26th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Simalbari

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

Simalbari lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, 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 Simalbari
Tehsil headquarters	Baisi	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	8.7 km
Nearest town	Kasba	22 km
District headquarters	Purnia	31 km

Villages closest to Simalbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simalbari village had a population of 2,875. That makes it the 26th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Simalbari village has 1,479 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simalbari has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Simalbari is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simalbari covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simalbari falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simalbari is Dalkhola, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Simalbari.

Simalbari is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simalbari is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 3.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 8.7 km away. Kasba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.