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About Simri Village

Simri is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,704, made up of 6,645 males and 6,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 1014 hectares
Population 12,704
Male Population 6,645
Female Population 6,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simri compares

By the 2011 count Simri is the 5th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 1014 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Simri

Simri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Simri from other places

Simri lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, 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 Simri
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 3.7 km
District headquarters Saharsa 14 km

Villages closest to Simri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 12,704. That makes it the 5th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Simri village has 6,645 males and 6,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simri has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Simri is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simri covers 1014 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simri falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simri is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simri.

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

Simri is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about under 2 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 3.7 km away. Saharsa 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 Bhorha (under 2 km), Raipura (1.7 km) and Ashraf Chak (1.8 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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