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About Simagaon Village

Simagaon is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 67 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263639, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simagaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263639
Area (hectares) 77.07 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 67
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simagaon compares

By the 2011 count Simagaon is the 147th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 77.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Simagaon

Simagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simagaon as Available within village. 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 Simagaon from other places

Simagaon lies about 12 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Simagaon
Tehsil headquarters Garud 12 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 12 km
Nearest town Almora 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Simagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simagaon village had a population of 133. That makes it the 147th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Simagaon village has 67 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simagaon has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Simagaon is 263639. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simagaon covers 77.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simagaon falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simagaon is Kathgodam, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Simagaon.

Simagaon is about 12 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simagaon is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 12 km away. Bageshwar is about 12 km away. Almora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansyari (under 2 km), Jaisar (under 2 km) and Riuni Lakhamar (under 2 km).

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

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