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About Simbal Khola Village

Simbal Khola is a small village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 138 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simbal Khola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simbal Khola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 32.22 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 138
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simbal Khola compares

By the 2011 count Simbal Khola is the 105th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 32.22 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Simbal Khola

Simbal Khola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simbal Khola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simbal Khola from other places

Simbal Khola lies about 6.8 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 4.3 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 Khola
Nearest railway station Samloti 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 6.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 10 km

Villages closest to Simbal Khola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simbal Khola village had a population of 264. That makes it the 105th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Simbal Khola village has 138 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simbal Khola has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Simbal Khola is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simbal Khola covers 32.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Simbal Khola is Samloti, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simbal Khola.

Simbal Khola is about 6.8 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simbal Khola is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 4.3 km away. Kangra is about 6.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholi (under 2 km), Khui (under 2 km) and Bhata Nala (1.7 km).

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

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