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About Simbal Majara Village

Simbal Majara is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 745 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simbal Majara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simbal Majara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 745
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simbal Majara compares

By the 2011 count Simbal Majara is the 27th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Simbal Majara

Simbal Majara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simbal Majara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majara from other places

Simbal Majara lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 13 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 Majara
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 7.0 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 13 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Simbal Majara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simbal Majara village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 27th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Simbal Majara village has 745 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simbal Majara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Simbal Majara is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simbal Majara covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simbal Majara falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Simbal Majara is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 13 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 village for Simbal Majara.

Simbal Majara is about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simbal Majara is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 7.0 km away. Bālāchor is about 7.0 km away. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 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 Garle Dhaha (under 2 km), Rurki Mughlan (1.7 km) and Thathiala (1.9 km).

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

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