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About Shimpala Village

Shimpala is a mid sized village in Biloli tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 438 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497 hectares hectares.

Shimpala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimpala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Biloli
Area (hectares) 497 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 438
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimpala compares

By the 2011 count Shimpala is the 59th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents. Its 497 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shimpala

Shimpala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shimpala as Available within village. 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 Shimpala from other places

Shimpala lies about 67 km from Nanded. 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 Shimpala
Tehsil headquarters Biloli 10 km
Nearest town Bodhan 20 km
District headquarters Nanded 67 km

Villages closest to Shimpala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimpala village had a population of 863. That makes it the 59th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents.

Shimpala village has 438 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimpala has about 970 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 967.

Shimpala covers 497 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shimpala falls under Biloli tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shimpala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shimpala is about 67 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimpala is in Biloli tehsil of Nanded district. Biloli is about 10 km away. Bodhan is about 20 km away. Nanded is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiparga (under 2 km), Hipparga Thadi (1.6 km) and Rampur Thadi (3.4 km).

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

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