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About Simbal Khola Village

Simbal Khola is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 227 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, 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 Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 37.57 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 227
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simbal Khola compares

By the 2011 count Simbal Khola is the 119th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 37.57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Simbal Khola

Simbal Khola 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 Simbal Khola 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 <5 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
District headquarters Kangra 6.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 22 km

Villages closest to Simbal Khola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 485. That makes it the 119th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Simbal Khola village has 227 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simbal Khola has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Simbal Khola is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simbal Khola covers 37.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simbal Khola falls under Palampur 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Palampur 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 Bhadal (2.5 km), Palhuni (3.3 km) and Sunehr (4.0 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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