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About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Kanth tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 424 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.62 hectares hectares.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Kanth
Area (hectares) 157.62 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 424
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 95th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 157.62 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Simla

Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simla 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. The nearest villages by name are Sherpur Atamadpur, Sherpur Patti Jadid, Sherpura and Shukla Urf Sumla. 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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 824. That makes it the 95th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Simla village has 424 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Simla covers 157.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simla falls under Kanth tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Simla 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 <5 km distance for Simla.

Simla is in Kanth tehsil of Moradabad 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 Simla today is likely to be higher.