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About Simela Village

Simela is a mid sized village in Kushalgarh tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 341 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Kushalgarh
Pincode 327602
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 341
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Simela compares

By the 2011 count Simela is the 214th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 926 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 990.

Getting to Simela

Simela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simela 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 Simela from other places

Simela lies about 54 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Bhairongarh, about 3.5 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 Simela
Nearest railway station Bhairongarh 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushalgarh 30 km
Nearest town Ratlām 37 km
District headquarters Banswara 54 km

Villages closest to Simela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simela village had a population of 677. That makes it the 214th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 926 residents.

Simela village has 341 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simela has about 985 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Simela is 327602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simela covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simela falls under Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Simela is Bhairongarh, about 3.5 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 Simela.

Simela is about 54 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simela is in Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. Bhairongarh is about 3.5 km away. Kushalgarh is about 30 km away. Ratlām is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peraniya Dev (2.5 km), Beeli Para (6.2 km) and Doongri Para (6.2 km).

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

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