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About Similia Village

Similia is a small village in Jaleswar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 35 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Similia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Similia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Jaleswar
Pincode 756084
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 35
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Similia compares

By the 2011 count Similia is the 127th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 858 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Similia

Similia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Similia 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 Similia from other places

Similia lies about 33 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Amarda Road, about 6.6 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 Similia
Nearest railway station Amarda Road 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaleswar 13 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 13 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 33 km

Villages closest to Similia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Similia village had a population of 79. That makes it the 127th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 858 residents.

Similia village has 35 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Similia has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Similia is 756084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Similia covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Similia falls under Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Similia is Amarda Road, about 6.6 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 Similia.

Similia is about 33 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Similia is in Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district. Amarda Road is about 6.6 km away. Jaleswar is about 13 km away. Jaleshwar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhansimulia (under 2 km), Chakrara (2.7 km) and Balarampur (9.3 km).

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

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