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About Simbal Majra Village

Simbal Majra is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 606 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simbal Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simbal Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140111
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 606
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simbal Majra compares

By the 2011 count Simbal Majra is the 55th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Simbal Majra

Simbal Majra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simbal Majra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Simbal Majra from other places

Simbal Majra lies about 23 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 Simbal Majra
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 6.9 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 23 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km

Villages closest to Simbal Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Simbal Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Simbal Majra village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 55th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Simbal Majra village has 606 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simbal Majra has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Simbal Majra is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simbal Majra covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simbal Majra falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Simbal Majra is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simbal Majra.

Simbal Majra is about 23 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simbal Majra is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.3 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 6.9 km away. Rupnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahar Majra (under 2 km), Ghahi Majra (under 2 km) and Gurse Majra (under 2 km).

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

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