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About Bhana Simal Village

Bhana Simal is one of the larger villages in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,937, made up of 3,070 males and 2,867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1272.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhana Simal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhana Simal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 1272.7 hectares
Population 5,937
Male Population 3,070
Female Population 2,867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhana Simal compares

By the 2011 count Bhana Simal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 1272.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 956.

Getting to Bhana Simal

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

Bhana Simal lies about 54 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 54 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 Bhana Simal
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 14 km
Nearest town Jhālod 34 km
Nearest railway station Limkheda 54 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 54 km

Villages closest to Bhana Simal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santrampur 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 Bhana Simal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhana Simal village had a population of 5,937. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Bhana Simal village has 3,070 males and 2,867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhana Simal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bhana Simal is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhana Simal covers 1272.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhana Simal falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhana Simal is Limkheda, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Bhana Simal.

Bhana Simal is about 54 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhana Simal is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 14 km away. Jhālod is about 34 km away. Limkheda is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniyar (2.3 km), Sarad (4.0 km) and Moti Kyar (4.7 km).

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

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