About Simkuna Village

Simkuna is a mid sized village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 634 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simkuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simkuna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Bageshwar
Tehsil	Kanda
Pincode	263631
Area (hectares)	173.44 hectares
Population	1,310
Male Population	634
Female Population	676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simkuna compares

By the 2011 count Simkuna is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 173.44 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Simkuna

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

Simkuna lies about 54 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 30 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 Simkuna
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	30 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanda	33 km
District headquarters	Bageshwar	54 km

Villages closest to Simkuna

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

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Common questions about Simkuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Simkuna village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Simkuna village has 634 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simkuna has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Simkuna is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simkuna covers 173.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simkuna falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simkuna is Ramnagar, about 30 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 Simkuna.

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

Simkuna is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Rāmnagar is about 30 km away. Ramnagar is about 30 km away. Kanda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.