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About Similia Village

Similia is a small village in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 124 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Similia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Similia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhandari Pokhari
Pincode 756122
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 124
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Similia compares

By the 2011 count Similia is the 109th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Similia

Similia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Similia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Ranital, about 3.0 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 Ranital 3.0 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandari Pokhari 32 km

Villages closest to Similia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandari Pokhari 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 248. That makes it the 109th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Similia village has 124 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Similia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Similia is 756122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Similia covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Similia falls under Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Similia is Ranital, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Similia.

Similia is about 14 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Similia is in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district. Ranital is about 3.0 km away. Bhadrak is about 14 km away. Bhandari Pokhari is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranjit (17 km), Napanga (20 km) and Baigadia (26 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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