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About Simariya Village

Simariya is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 311 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.97 hectares hectares.

Simariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 201.97 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 311
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simariya compares

By the 2011 count Simariya is the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 201.97 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Simariya

Simariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Simariya 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simariya from other places

Simariya lies about 32 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 10 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 Simariya
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Amdara 10 km
Nearest town Maihar 30 km
District headquarters Katni 32 km

Villages closest to Simariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simariya village had a population of 594. That makes it the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Simariya village has 311 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simariya has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Simariya covers 201.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simariya falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Simariya is Amdara, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Simariya.

Simariya is about 32 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simariya is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 4.5 km away. Amdara is about 10 km away. Maihar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikar (under 2 km), Khirwa (1.7 km) and Khirwa Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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