About Simri Village

Simri is a large village in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,013, made up of 1,051 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares.

Simri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Area (hectares)	364 hectares
Population	2,013
Male Population	1,051
Female Population	962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simri compares

By the 2011 count Simri is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Simri

Simri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Simri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 26 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 15 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	Biraul	15 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi	26 km
District headquarters	Supaul	26 km

Villages closest to Simri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 2,013. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Simri village has 1,051 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simri has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Simri covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simri falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Simri is Biraul, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Simri.

Simri is about 26 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simri is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Biraul is about 15 km away. Bangaon is about 22 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.