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About Simbli Village

Simbli is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 72 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simbli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simbli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 10.36 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 72
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simbli compares

By the 2011 count Simbli is the 266th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 10.36 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Simbli

Simbli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simbli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simbli from other places

Simbli lies about 66 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 2.5 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 Simbli
Nearest railway station Jakolari 2.5 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 66 km

Villages closest to Simbli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simbli village had a population of 152. That makes it the 266th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Simbli village has 72 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simbli has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Simbli is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simbli covers 10.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simbli falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Simbli is Jakolari, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simbli.

Simbli is about 66 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simbli is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jakolari is about 2.5 km away. Pathānkot is about 10 km away. Nurpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadroya (11 km), Haler (12 km) and Naswal (13 km).

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

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