About Simbal Village

Simbal is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 225 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176071, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simbal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176071
Area (hectares)	157.97 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	225
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,156
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simbal compares

By the 2011 count Simbal is the 69th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 157.97 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Simbal

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

Simbal lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, 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 Simbal
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Simbal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simbal village had a population of 485. That makes it the 69th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Simbal village has 225 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simbal has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Simbal is 176071. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simbal covers 157.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simbal falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Simbal is Palampur Himachal, about under 2 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 Simbal.

Simbal is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simbal is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.