About Simra Village

Simra is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 543 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.6 hectares hectares.

Simra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simra village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	360.6 hectares
Population	1,067
Male Population	543
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Simra compares

By the 2011 count Simra is the 51st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 360.6 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Simra

Simra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simra from other places

Simra lies about 12 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jhalwara, about 4.7 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 Simra
Nearest railway station	Jhalwara	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	12 km
District headquarters	Katni	12 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	12 km

Villages closest to Simra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simra village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 51st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Simra village has 543 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simra has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Simra covers 360.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simra falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Simra is Jhalwara, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Simra.

Simra is about 12 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simra is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Jhalwara is about 4.7 km away. Murwara is about 12 km away. Katni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.