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About Simodara Village

Simodara is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 788 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simodara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simodara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 394405
Area (hectares) 890.41 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 788
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Simodara compares

By the 2011 count Simodara is the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 890.41 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Simodara

Simodara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Simodara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simodara from other places

Simodara lies about 26 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Velachha, 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 Simodara
Nearest railway station Velachha 8.7 km
Nearest town Kosamba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrol 26 km
District headquarters Surat 26 km

Villages closest to Simodara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simodara village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Simodara village has 788 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simodara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Simodara is 394405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simodara covers 890.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simodara falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Simodara is Velachha, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simodara.

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

Simodara is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. Velachha is about 8.7 km away. Kosamba is about 13 km away. Mangrol 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 Limodara (under 2 km), Pipodara (5.1 km) and Palod (5.9 km).

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

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