About Simini Village

Simini is a mid sized village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 378 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simini village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176308
Area (hectares)	288.26 hectares
Population	758
Male Population	378
Female Population	380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simini compares

By the 2011 count Simini is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 288.26 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Simini

Simini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simini 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simini from other places

Simini lies about 39 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 24 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 Simini
Nearest railway station	Kathua	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	28 km
District headquarters	Chamba	39 km

Villages closest to Simini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simini village had a population of 758. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Simini village has 378 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simini has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Simini is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simini covers 288.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simini falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Simini is Kathua, about 24 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 village for Simini.

Simini is about 39 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simini is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Kathua is about 24 km away. Bhalai is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.