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About Simik Village

Simik is a small village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 170 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simik village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 164.51 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 170
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simik compares

By the 2011 count Simik is the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 164.51 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Simik

Simik is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simik as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Sang Forest Block, Sangtong, Sherwani and Shotak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Simik

As per the Census of India 2011, Simik village had a population of 302. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Simik village has 170 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simik has about 776 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Simik is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simik covers 164.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simik falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Simik notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Simik.

Simik is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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