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About Simkhet Village

Simkhet is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 192 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,432 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 51.17 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 192
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,432
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 Simkhet compares

By the 2011 count Simkhet is the 44th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 51.17 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Simkhet

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

Simkhet lies about 7.4 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Simkhet
Tehsil headquarters Garud 7.4 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 7.4 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 69 km

Villages closest to Simkhet

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 Simkhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Simkhet village had a population of 467. That makes it the 44th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Simkhet village has 192 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simkhet has about 1432 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Simkhet is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simkhet covers 51.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simkhet falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simkhet is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Simkhet.

Simkhet is about 7.4 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simkhet is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 7.4 km away. Bageshwar is about 7.4 km away. Almora is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kafaldhunga (4.0 km), Dhola Gaon (4.4 km) and Chamoli (4.6 km).

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

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